The Hurricane Was Harvey

The Hurricane was Harvey By Franklin Price 8/31/2017 The hurricane was Harvey, what an unassuming name Left the western Yucatan. across the Gulf he came Building up his power to a category four Slammed into the Texas coast with wind, and rain, and more Coming into Rockport with winds one thirty some Evacuate or hunker down, to damage he has come He leveled many buildings, and shut the power down He sent his rains to Houston, to sit there and to pound Houston, a large city, fourth largest in the land Rained so hard, in hours, was no dry place to stand Rained a record fifty inches, that's the Roman numeral L Overflowed the bayous, made life a living hell Few had evacuated, of six million people plus Would have been impossible, a traffic jamming fuss Bumper to bumper everywhere with auto, truck and bus Would even make the best of us, wring our hands and cuss The water rose, it did not stop, covered roads from fork to fork More area than the cities of Chicago and New York No one quite expected Harvey to sit and pour Until the first floors flooded and headed for the second floor Water, many places, flowing fast and overhead Rescue workers needed or thousands would be dead Boats and trucks and copters came to do the work Reminiscent of the rescue, of the soldiers, at Dunkirk The heroes came from everywhere, left their families and friends To risk their lives for others, and the rescuing begins Hour after hour, from rooftops, trees and cars Stranded ones were rescued by strangers from afar The Cajun Navy from Louisian, the governor called the guard Florida sent their Fish and Game, rescuing long and hard Soon more than thirty thousand were brought to drier land Rescuers so exhausted that they could hardly stand Still they kept on going on helping all of those in need And took them to the shelters where they could sleep and feed Some died in the effort, not all in need were found Some rescuers gave their all, and no longer are around This is what life is all about, the way that it should fall We should respond to others' needs, for the better good of all Think about your fellow man, in all you do and say, Don't be the Harvey victim, be the rescuer today.