Hurricane Warning

Hurricane Warning

A Poem by Earl Schumacker
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What is that blowing in the wind?

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Hurricane Warning

Hurricane Warning

One flower almost gray but visibly not

Brushed by a breeze on concrete wet

Emerged from a crevasse along the corner

Forced to hold on to its limited yellow

Open to suggestion

More than several shapes take hold

On a distant wall of wind emerged tornadoes

Spun in favor of the days rotation

Coming in from the west

At a 90 degree declination

Turns to be determined left or right

Angles perpendicular to the east

The eye wall wobbling uncertain to reason

As gray turns to black

Rises with barometric pressure

Collapsed on the moments fragile flight

Palm trees hang suspended, then animate

Fall like paragraphs pinned down by wind

News wires bent on facts lean in to learn

There to understand it

Hurricane begins, uproots humanity

Removes them like tooth decay

Electric lines freak out, burn on orange red desires

Dangle in the wind in pain without a smile

Touch puddles as children walk by

Inclement weather does strange things

Impacts the storm track still intact

Leaves nothing behind or to the imagination

Including its name which is forgotten

Roads clear and are not there

Traffic, trees, people... Poof!..all gone

Storm warnings move on, hunger for warmth

Looking for a tropical paradise to wrong



© 2017 Earl Schumacker


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Added on September 11, 2017
Last Updated on September 17, 2017
Tags: storm, nature, mystery, life, death, weather, evacuation

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Earl Schumacker
Earl Schumacker

Atlantic City, NJ



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B.A. Degree in Literature and Language. I enjoy writing short stories, poetry, novels and keeping up with new scientific discoveries. I enjoy philosophy and Art appreciation. more..

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