These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

It’s not the Flu

While dealing with a weary head,
a body in distress,
alerted to somethings I dread,
some worries I confess.

Recovery from two grand storms
are weighing on my soul.
Two nights so full of large alarms,
the stress keeps me unwhole.

It may seem like the common cold
or flu, that’s got me down,
but hurricanes so blustery bold
make spirits feel unsound.

The families in two weary homes
are safe, and truly blest,
but wariness could write some tomes
of recent night’s long tests.

The hurricanes have come and gone,
but the aftermath is real
to property and hearts now done.
It takes some time to heal.

by Jay O’Toole
on October 10th, 2024