In two thousand and eleven <br /> <br />On February two and three <br /> <br />A cyclone crossed the Queensland coast <br /> <br />Her name; it was “Yasi” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />“The biggest storm we’ve ever seen, ” <br /> <br />The Weather Bureau said. <br /> <br />“We wouldn’t be at all surprised <br /> <br />If she left behind some dead.” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />She came in on the Wednesday <br /> <br />And she blew hard all the night <br /> <br />The little town of Mission Beach <br /> <br />Took the brunt of all her spite <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The rain was horizontal <br /> <br />Streaked with silver light <br /> <br />Mother Nature in all her power <br /> <br />Was an awesome bloody sight. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The trees they groaned and shuddered <br /> <br />And fell crashing to the earth <br /> <br />They’d not held up against the winds <br /> <br />For all their mighty girth <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The aftermath was awful <br /> <br />Homes smashed, possessions lost <br /> <br />Tears fell when people looked around <br /> <br />And started adding up the cost <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The roads were blocked with fallen trees <br /> <br />The power lines were down <br /> <br />But there’s something very special <br /> <br />About our Queensland town <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Three babes were born that dreadful night <br /> <br />When the cyclone came to play <br /> <br />But ne’er a life did Yasi claim <br /> <br />Before she went away. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Copyright <br /> <br />Robbie Chivers 2011<br /><br />Robbie Chivers<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cyclone-yasi/
