Goodbye Irene

It was a storm we rarely get
And not a storm we will forget.
With gusting winds beyond belief
And bands of rain with no relief.

We weathered in and hunkered down
As nature flared her fury's gown.

Then came the calm or so it seemed
But light of day beset a scream.
The living force from some was gone
Their lives dispatched by Monday's dawn.

We weathered in and hunkered down
As nature flared her fury's gown.

With power gone and road ways too
Irene's Ill wind did bite and chew.
She took her time and swallowed whole
Both homes and towns; a wrenching toll.

We weathered in and hunkered down
As nature flared her fury's gown.

Resilience is the path for now
As many build again somehow.
There is one thing we must all do:
It's helping many start anew.

We weathered in and hunkered down
As nature flared her fury's gown.