A Poem by Franklyn Michael Bulletin, advisory, warning, threat Easterly, Tropical Wave coming Developing into depression, storm or mega hurricane Progression of threat rapidly grows exponential Cumulonimbus towers passionately kiss the Atlantic Energy sucked-up, bound-up and spirally wound-up Could unleash damage, destruction, despair on a necklace of islands Silent swells, forerunners of storm surging inundations Information dissemination on schedule, intensifies, magnifies Anxiety rises and fear escalates Hurricane Hunter, Big Brother at the ready Aviation and technology evolution, courage and knowledge interplay Real time radar, early warning, surgically precise timing Science averting tragedy in the twenty first century Dawn, morning, midday, night or sunset Technology watching, overseeing Perturbation, circulation, motion, rotation full of scudding rain Location, direction, speed and power-potential Classified, categorised, judgements, frantic and frenetic Codified category identified, unseen atmospheric reins and stirrup Cone of uncertainty, focus of analyses and frantic deliberations Pontification, discussion and prognostications Experts opine, residents align, Social Media virally flies and lies Reputations enhanced, narcissistic egos inflate Forecasters skills discussed and debated; widely Conscious that poor judgement may truncate chosen career Be accurate, professional, optimistic, reassuring Yet sobering thought, inexact science, accountability no authority Rush, crush, antagonising, confronting Fuel queues slithering, snaking Supermarkets urgently stock-in and stock-out again Non-perishables, durables, indisputably essential Dry and hard, not fresh, not wet, or soft but sealed; hermetic Long shelf-life consumables ’cause electricity interruption might be abrupt The elixir of life priceless but pricey cause of accusations Sodium induced hypertension, stress over scarce medications Secure the critical documents, favourite photos, hear the strident cries Will a category five brush, impact or decimate Earth’s rotation could be our scientific delivery Coriolis Force, forcing northward curl before system gets here September the peak we must remembering But we have year-round peak for natural hazard vulnerability (Photo by Franklyn Michael)
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