Autumn arrived with a howling gale,
Trees fell,
Power cut.
A sigh of relief,
Storms over,
Winter on the way.
A promise of crisp days,
Perhaps snowy walks.
A time to hibernate.
But oh no!
Christmas ruined.
No power for days.
Cut off.
Is this Armageddon?
New Year starts in the same way.
Floods everywhere.
Ground water rising.
Power out,
Light the fire.
Again and again.
Wearing us down,
Down,
Down into the mud.
A few days in Singapore,
Heaven.
Dry, warm, sunshine,
Heals body and soul.
The final storm,
No Valentines Day for us.
Boiling water on the fire.
Has 2014 really come to this?
The road is a river,
The potholes large enough to swallow a
truck.
Too wet to repair,
Helpful traffic cones are half submerged in
eroding tarmac.
Watch out cyclist….
Next day, the jet stream is on its way north.
Signs of spring all around,
What ever happened to winter?
* St Jude storm 28 October 2013
* Valentines Day storm 14 February 2014