Pine tree's standing oh so proud <br />The wind was blowing really loud <br />The red sand blowing every where <br />The pine trees breaking, I was there <br />They were snapping like a tooth pick <br />In Laporte they said get out quick <br />Me and three dogs, we had to leave <br />It's was a day's trip, you wouldn't believe <br />Never had driven out of the city <br />On the road forever, what a pity <br />Got to my brothers, late the next night <br />The storm had turned; we were all a fright <br />We couldn't stay in the trailer house <br />Wouldn't be safe for the smallest mouse <br />Cars broke down on each side of the road <br />Each carrying their belongings, what a load <br />Over heated and running out of gas <br />We all had to leave in such a great mass <br />We could only drive five miles per hour <br />Waiting for this storm, who would devour <br />Winds whipping and snapping the trees <br />Was much more than a summer breeze <br />Lights went out and heat began <br />We were so hot couldn't turn on a fan <br />Didn't have the gas to get back home <br />Sun so hot, like a mirror on chrome <br />Won't have gas for a month they said <br />It made you wonder why you fled <br />Husband came and brought me gasoline <br />Got home so fast, as if on caffeine <br />They all have electricity finally <br />That's where i'll go if I ever flee!<br /><br />Donna Nimmo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hurricane-rita/
