Hurricane

We were lucky enough to be spared any damage from Hurricane Isaac.  Living in south Louisiana, I have been through too many hurricanes.  During the storm, I remembered the worst storm that I experienced, Hurricane Andrew, which hit 20 years ago.  My family and I decided to ride out the storm in a shelter in town. This is a poem inspired by that experience.

Hurricane 

The winds blow,

Silently, at first.

Then branches sway

Harder and farther.

The sound of the wind

Whistles and grows louder

With time.

Rain falls sideways

From the wind.

Wind chimes

Are no longer soothing

As the wind becomes stronger.

Refugees in darkness

Listen to the violent wind

As it throws debris

Across the landscape.

Forces so strong,

Walls tremble.

Then a quiet calm

Gives the illusion of the end,

But it is only an interruption

As the storm surges again.