Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hurricane Irene

[NASA image]


Hurricane Irene
Uncurled, climbed
A fire escape
In Philadelphia,
Settled beside
A bowl of
Summer apples
And fell asleep.
Brainless herself
And unkind,
Irene dreams
In her victims'
Unsettled minds.

3 comments:

  1. I love this, with a nod to Carl Sandburg!

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  2. Thanks Willie! Photo could be a satellite image of Sandburg's hair. Cat feet are underneath.

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  3. A fun poem with great photo to go with it.

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