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Hurricane

It’s like living in a movie
The massive beast is here
We stare off the porch
The wind tugs the great oak
By its golden hair
Trees dance in the wind
Skies gray
Like moldy bread
Our palm trees
Lash their arms
Grabbing the earth
Leaves and twigs like
Mosquitoes
Everywhere
Destruction—
The road paved with
Oak, birch, and pine—
Signs strewn
Here and there
Another of life’s storms

Chelsea Bagwell, Age 13
L.J. Alleman Middle School
Lafayette, Louisiana
Teacher: Harriet Maher

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