Best Tornadoes Poems
The Seasonal family
of Mother Nature
and Father Time
When it comes to
a family reunion,
they are never far behind.
Winter, Spring, Summer
and Fall.
With her daughter
always on the ball.
Mother Nature’s
first born, Weather.
She is not as predictable
as we would like to think.
Weather may be
in the mood for
named hurricanes
or devastating tornadoes.
She'll place water spouts
over the ocean.
She may feel like a little
Wind, Rain, Sleet and Snow.
Weather has been known
to let a blizzard blow.
A drought in the desert
together goes well
with scorching heat,
and on some occasions
she has been known
to give us hail
in the middle of
a thunderstorm.
Just to let you know
Weather is always
on the go.
Categories:
tornadoes, daughter, family, fantasy, funny
Form:
Free verse
“What is the use of a house if you haven`t got a tolerable planet to putt it on.”
Henry David Thoreau
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Global Warming
what have we done
for glaciers to melt so fast
for forest fires to flare so often
for tornadoes to rage so strongly
for droughts to occur oft and anon
for flash floods to recur time and again
Categories:
tornadoes, environment, inspirational, life,
Form:
Other
Tornadoes of the Midwest Quintain (English) a.b.a.b.b
Multiple tornadoes touchdown in America’s Heartland
Storming in one after another in succession,
Hitting so hard, Oklahoma City could not withstand
Crushing the buildings to flatten by the wind's transgression
Storms getting stronger and stronger in progression
Twisters were born in the area called tornado-alley
When cold air from the north blowing down into the Midwest
Collides with the hot air flowing up from the southern valley
Thus giving birth strong twisters, that local residents detest
Families and benevolent societies have to restore the city without rest
written by Dr Ko Ko Thein (a) Dr Mya Thein
Salt Lake City.
Categories:
tornadoes, weather, wind,
Form:
Quintain (English)
Sat May 07, 2011 2:42 am
Southern Tornadoes, Rain and Mississippi flood
Wind and rain O' what a pain,
havoc and destruction brought
Endurance and hope again,
overcomes what nature has wrought
Second wave brings a slow river flood
coursing its way down
Spilling out like hot ,dripping red blood
staining precious fertile ground
Stand your ground against it all
nature must be fought
Rise again to stand proud and tall
victory earned not bought............--Robert L.
Categories:
tornadoes, earth, environment, loss, natural
Form:
Rhyme
Winds,
just so persistent,
give build their own
sins.
amongst men so delivered.
Categories:
tornadoes, seasons,
Form:
Tanka
9-2-6
running to “biblical” conclusions
before
pondering climate change
Categories:
tornadoes, life
Form:
Haiku
My mind tells me things won't be okay
For me until it's gone.
My mind tells my body it's okay
To sleep and hold no Earthly shape.
My mind tells my soul that it's okay
Things will be better off this way.
No more pain,
I wonder if I'll feel myself decay.
No more suffering,
This is the only way.
I'm prepared to do whatever it takes
Even though it will take my life.
It won't be long now.
I begged for you but for this I pray.
The fear sets in; the doubt.
What will my family do?
What will they think?
I can't leave them a note it's too cliche
Thought it's a better scene
Than blood shot eyes and bruise neck ring.
My mind tells me things,
It's ready to let go.
My mind tells my body not to struggle
It's okay to walk into the dark.
My mind tells my soul that it's okay
Things will be better off this way.
No more pain,
I wonder if I'll feel myself decay.
No more suffering,
This is the only way.
I'm prepared to do whatever it takes
Even though it will take my life.
It won't be long now.
I begged for you but for this I pray.
Categories:
tornadoes, angst, death, depression, sad,
Form:
Free verse
I love the snow and beautiful blue skies,
gentle rain and thunderstorms,
winds that blow the fall leaves,
leaving a gold carpet up to my knees.
I don't like duratio winds,
or tornados that suddenly blow in,
earthquakes that take down walls,
or warm fronts that stall.
When flood warnings are posted,
I always wish I had a boat,
the threats are real,
I really hope I float.
Mud slides are wild,
I'm glad that in Ohio,
they aren't that common,
but I loved making mud pies as a child.
Ice storms leave a beautiful scene,
the icicles hanging like daggers,
salt trucks are loaded just in case,
getting it all organized is a race.
A beautiful blue moon,
that we see above,
all the things we've learned,
everyday at noon.
The weather man that taught us all,
no matter the conditions,
the one accurate reporter,
his name is Jym Ganahl.
My favorite lore of his,
after the first forsythia blooms,
there will be three more snow falls,
an intelligent man to know all this.
I hope he enjoys his retirement,
for many years to come,
we will often think of him,
when we can't find the sun.
Categories:
tornadoes, career, environment, rain, remember,
Form:
Rhyme
Storms are brazen, often rude,
Lighting the sky with invectives
Of white-blue light terrible.
The rains carp the submissive
Ground wearing it so slowly
Down into curves, mud.
The thunder stomps through
Heaven’s empty rooms above.
It knows the children tremble
Beneath, conjuring punishments
Through tall silken crowns
Where venomous rodents erupt.
In boredom, the storm sulks
Away.
In time,
The rodents and children trade places.
Categories:
tornadoes, angst, childhood, confusion, depression,
Form:
Free verse
Black tornadoes, destroy
Everything, in their path
Not bothering to stick around
for the aftermath
It's like Us, in their Misery, they
wish to give a bath
Just to break Us, and tear Our
hearts in half
As if this signature hit, is some
sort of autograph
Leaving behind this stillness and
Cold draft
Categories:
tornadoes, life
Form:
Free verse
The Day of the Tornadoes
By Elton Camp
April 27, 2011 is a day we’ll long recall
When natural disaster on Alabama did fall
The weather bureau warned us days before
And nobody ignores the forecasts anymore
Every family decides on the best place to go
And listens carefully to the NOAA radio
The Huntsville TV stations see storm afar
With the wonderful help of Doppler radar
The outbreak began at three in the morning
A few hours later than the original warning
As the frightening day continued to progress
We saw that we were in for a terrible mess
The dire announcements came at a fast clip
As across the state many tornadoes did skip
By later afternoon, desperation had set in
The authorities hardly knew where to begin
The meteorologists all did seriously allow
Get into your safe place and please do it now
And because of the excellent job that they do
Deaths from tornadoes recently have been few
But in some cases, in order to still be around
It was essential that people go underground
Without such protection it’s hard to stay alive
When one is hit by a tornado rated F-4 or F-5
Shelters like that are rarely needed so are few
People had make out with what they could do
The tornadoes struck with a roar and a grind
And of houses only rubble was then left behind
It was something we saw over thirty years before
Once again, there were injuries and deaths galore
Then the ferocious winds had no mind to decide
Good, bad, old, strong, young—all of them died
That day that from survivors’ memory won’t fade
Also how people gave to each other needed aid
The area will recover, though it seems it can’t be
Due to the devastation from nature’s killing spree
Categories:
tornadoes, lossday, people, day, people,
Form:
Rhyme
Severe Tornadoes on the Way
By Elton Camp
For folks living in the United States Midwest
Nature’s fury may soon put them to the test
The scary weather conditions draw very near
People are being warned what they should fear
The states in extreme danger, the authorities say
From Texas to Minnesota is in great harm’s way
So please expect “a high-end, life threatening event”
Is how the Storm Predictions Center warning went
Expect new words in weather service proclamation
Like “unsurvivable, catastrophic & mass devastation”
In view of what the National Weather Service detected,
These dire words describe accurately what is expected
Because of a combination of events coming together
People in this area should keep a check on the weather
Categories:
tornadoes, natural disasters, words, weather,
Form:
Rhyme
The Year of the Tornadoes—2011
By Elton Camp
Tornadoes are a natural force everyone hates
It’s part of life for us living in the United States
Other countries also have these storms to fear,
But the vast majority of them occur right here
Deaths from tornadoes have been in sharp decline
Because advance warnings have become so fine
Such deaths this year, we have almost seen more
Than there were in the ten years that went before
Not only that of tornadoes there have been more
But we have had more powerful ones than before
It is quite difficult, even with warning, to stay alive
In a tornado rated as being either EF-4 or EF-5
In addition, many of the storms have been wide
And for a very long time on ground they do abide
They also haven’t stayed mainly in the countryside
But have hit cities and towns where thousands reside
We may not have heard the last of this terrible thing
How many more will this year yet have to bring?
So before the next Super Outbreak comes around,
I’m thinking about digging a hole in the ground
Categories:
tornadoes, angst
Form:
Rhyme
Yesterday I thought I try
to help some strangers, I thought I would cry
So we drove an hour and half to meet
The rain was so torrential we could hardly see
But our mission was true and hopefully we strove
All along the road a beautiful green land cove
I was hard to believe that nature had struck
So we pulled up the station and unloaded our truck
We bought them water and batteries to
And a bag full of clothes to cheer up there blues
Here a woman had lost her life
The baby in her arms lived through the strife
She was unlucky God called her home
So sadly down the street we decided to roam
We came upon some broken limbs of trees
Further down that road we did squeeze
My heart fell down my hands to my knees
There along the road for were broken off tops of pine trees
The twisted heaps lined family yards
And to each one of them I send you my regards
It looked like a war zone
I had never seen anything like this at my home
Nature had unleashed her wrath
Distorted people lives in a wink of her path
Animals ran loose wires were down
After it was over
came the shock and tears abound
I am sure they will never come to forget
the moments of terror and that awful upset
For all those people I wish you the best
And I hope your friends; family and neighbors help clean up the mess
I hope we as humans can pull together and help
And those with more money please share your wealth
Categories:
tornadoes, natural disasters, nature, peoplefamily,
Form:
Free verse
Tornadoes in the Parlor
Tornadoes in the parlor,
in the kitchen, in the bathroom, too,
churned every hour that Pa was home.
Sis could tell you more because
she'd help Ma board up the house
when I'd walk out the door
and ride my bike around the block.
If you find Sis today,
she’ll tell you funnels
tore the basement, too.
So what, you say?
Well, Dad’s been dead
for seven years and I know
Sis is somewhere.
She needs to know
good weather here
is still a squall.
Donal Mahoney
Categories:
tornadoes, family
Form:
Free verse