I h a t e hurricanes!! Don't even mention tornados.

When Debi and Tracy were little, I had to stay calm for their
sake. Why did they have to go and grow up? Dog 'n' I race to see who
can squeeze under the bed fast enough!!

Hate to admit how close to true it is. THUNDER scares me, let alone
lightning and 50-mile-an-hour-plus wind. LEAVE ME THE F ALONE!!!

Thanks for the prayers, luv. Musta worked, cause Earl skulked away without doing much damage. l6-ft waves had shore residents scurrying
for cover for a day or so, but other than that, I don't think there was much of a problem. Wouldn't want to live on the coast, would you?

Hope the storms out your way haven't been TOO bad this summer, and that you get through fall without having to flee to high ground. . .or be rescued by helicopter!!!

Thank you for your sweet and loving comments re me po'ms, hon'.
Can't tell you how much they mean.

Y O U do.

Keep the hatches battened & your bumbershoot handy.

Love beyond the beyond,

Phyllis

xoxoxoxox

You paint a powerful picture with you words, Karla...well done!
peace, Carole~

nicely done

Storms are always worrisome. No one likes to hear about people getting hurt or worse. Over here in NH, I'm hearing it's going to rain like the dickens, spoiling one of the local, yearly fairs. But, we'll see. Great sense of humanity in this poem, Karla. Hugs,
Sheila

Karla you are in your glory waiting for and writing about the storm.

good write!

A good description of what we've been going through. I feel for my friends in Frisco, NC and on the cape. Am glad its not hitting NH so bad.

Good point and full of faith, hope, and charity. We saw on the news that people were lined up in parking lots at stores to get water, batteries and other essentials. I think I'd have this stuff together in spring, in preparation for the annual monsoons. I'm sure you would as well. Blessings, J

Wait, and Pray - seems like so many are now having to do that, these days.

A powerful write, Karla.

Powerful poem!

Peace. love and blessings,

John Michael

Powerful write about the fury of the storm thank you for sharing
In Christs Love
Michelle~

Karla, I hope Earl will find a path around us away from Delaware. Large storms pose large threats. Waiting is a game I play not well. I have always been a bit on the impetuous side. May peace love and joy be always with you my dear friend. Jon Michael

Waiting can be hell, especially when you know that hell is what you're waiting for. My prayers are with those who wait. Rebecca

Jeeze, those guys on the east coast get all the excitement while all we in Southern California get are firestorms and an occasional earthquake.
Very well stated, Karla
Mark

Don't forget all the other states in its path, VA, MD, DE, NJ, we all have to keep prayers for everyone else...Ed

Thanks Karla. We're buttoning up the hatches tomorrow morning.

I pray for all those along the East Coast: scary times for them! Powerful write, Karla; can feel the tension in this! Well done; brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :(

I pray for all in the path of Earl as I have family and friends preparing....

Be always safe,
Karen

As Tom Petty once said: "the waiting is the hardest part!"