Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Anticipation: Sandy

 Anticipation: Sandy

 

Ready! Set!

But we're not going, yet.

The 24/7 Cassandras

with all their techno-toys

predict a big one:

the biggest, strongest,

highest, lowest, most destructive,

longest, widest, tallest

monster wind and wave

extravaganza.

An epic storm, a perfect storm,

a storm of the barely-begun

century.

Board up your windows, 

batten the hatches, 

raid the markets

and lock up your daughters!

Stock up on water, find your flashlights,

and where are the batteries?

Gas up your car, and tie down the cat.

Charge and charge again

electronic devices that govern your lives.

Pack your bags; prepare to run.

 

Is this what we've become?

Masters of the universe,

but fearful of the wind? 

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