Le Voyage Magnifique

Debby

When Debby came to town
and threw a hissy fit,
destroying all we knew,
we became desperate.

Her demonic temper
sent days of drenching rain,
obliterating dreams
and inflicting great pain.

She blew some stores apart
with brutal energy,
and homes were washed away
into the raging sea.

Notes ▶︎

1. The Yama form of poetry is named after the Indian god of death ( https://oldworldgods.com/indian/indian-god-of-death-yama/ ). It is a stanza structured in four-line stanzas with six syllables per line and a rhyme scheme of xaxa, where x is unrhymed. The theme should be grief over death or loss, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1214-iv-hindi-region-the-yama/ .

2. Debby:

https://www.wral.com/video/arby-s-in-moncks-corner-sc-destroyed-from-tornado-dur...

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