Hanna was the first to grow into a whirlwind,
Touching Texas, flashing floods,
Leaving powerlessness in her wake
Texas couldn’t handle Hanna after all.
I could have told them
Hanna don’t play
Isaias was a killer, moving too fast to get out of his way
Like Hanna in the southwest, he sucked power from the east.
Isaias had an identity crisis,
Couldn’t decide who he was.
He stormed through the islands,
Touched land as a whirlwind
And twisted again as he traveled north
Away from the sea
Who knew when he was born
That he would bring death and destruction?
Laura and Marco, almost twins,
Born in the east.
Laura, born first, was weaker.
Marco grew up before she did
But he weakened faster,
And did not linger before he was easily shoved
Aside,
Before dying.
Laura, unorganized and inhibited,
Would not stay put.
As Marco weakened,
She slowly gained strength crossing Cuba,
Her strength intensified as she wandered
To Louisiana and drenched it,
Taking power and flooding like her older siblings.
You can’t trust first impressions.
Nana grew up in South America,
An introvert, she stayed away from crowds,
And like the mayfly,
was lively for only a day.
Paulette was a zombie
Who rose from the dead
After brewing up a storm.
Sally struck hard and strong,
Making an impact
with her rushing water and wind.
Simple Sally was not flashy.
Teddy was a slow one,
Gradually growing stronger
Before reaching his peak
And deflating quickly
But don’t tell him he’s impotent!
Then there came the Greek twins
Alpha, like her sibs,
tried to spread herself
But fizzled out
It’s hard to take her seriously.
Iota had to be different,
Adding mud to the flooding.
Such a show-off!