We have had the most horrendous storms over the last two days.
Wild winds and torrential rain battered our country
As the biggest storm of the year hit today.
Warnings of extreme danger to those who ventured out
Kept everyone home watching the news in dismay.
Constant flood warnings were issued to all
While rivers worked so hard to cope
With the force of the water descending on them
People didn’t hold out much hope,
That their homes would be safe from the harm that would come
If the banks broke under the strain,
And as people climbed over the fallen trees
They could see the water being forced up by the drains.
A walker was blown off his feet by the wind
And waves lashed the coast with such force.
Trees fell on roads and cars were destroyed
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As the storm continued on its course.
Little sleep was had as the rain pelted down
And windows rattled in the howling gale.
Flower tubs rolled and dustbins flew past
No match for a storm of this scale.
As morning arrived the wind died down
But there was still so much rain to come.
Who knows what will happen if it keeps up like this
The immediate future is looking quite glum.
Christine Ramsay
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