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Agonizing Hours

written by: Anne G

@TheInkTruth

Agonizing hours

the forecast was bold

impending catastrophe

devastation untold

North flew the raven

harbinger of doom

spreading word of a Phenom

that would arrive all too soon

The isle of enchantment

direct in its path

with the vengeance of nature

and the power of wrath

Generations of people

with no memory gleaned

of unimagined destruction

and strife unforeseen

Merciless its fury

water its fuel

ferocious and pitiless

unrelenting and cruel

Hurricane Maria

advanced through the night

gathering her strength

the target in sight

Rains poured from heaven

the zephyrs from hell

drenching mountain and valley

blowing all they could fell

Then came the calm

the eye of the storm

Puerto Rico deserted

stood shocked and alone

Maria laid siege

to all matter and means

of modern technology

communication did cease

Families and friends

left out in the cold

no word of beloved ones

survivors unknown

Nature interrupted

no home for the bees

flora and fauna

rivers and streams

Le Lo Lai Le Lo Lai

in unison did sound

heart rendered lyrics

with sentiment profound

Memories of a garden

verdant and lush

Puerto Rico forgotten

Borinquen a hush

It has taken me thus far

to take paper and quill

ink words that bear witness

to the storm that would kill

Our island survived

this century's storm

certain Boriken

will in time be reborn