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!