HURRICANE IWA

DAMAGE AT TTHE CONDO WE MANAGED IN LAIE, OAHU

What a scare to know it is coming.

I wish I could hide.

But it’s no use to start running

from an act of god.

I have just a little time

To run through my mind

what to take in a moment and

what to leave behind.

No time to think.

I hear the whistling sound.

The branches are breaking.

The surf is high.

I lock my door and glare at the sky.

No time to think

Of things not important.

Like boats and furniture.

All I need is my family.

We feel it is too bad

We have such a storm

Without warning

From those who should know.

But sit back and ponder.

We were warned long ago.

Be Prepared

Were the words

From the Prophet.

He will come as a thief in the night.

Be prepared not just with water and light.

It will be like the day I remember

The day in November.

I was in the hurricane in  Laie, Oahu, Hawaii 1982

Written November 28^th 1982,