Awaiting the Storm on Hollywood Beach

the world beneath

as I stand alone on the shore
the forces of nature
electrify and animate me
wind whips across the water
mighty waves crash
and churn from the
depths of creation
the tide slides along the sand
as lightning fires up
clouds above the horizon
the earth shakes with its power
how could we have come
from the sea?
why would we
ever have left?

Stormy Weather

Fay never did become a hurricane and didn't blow that strongly, but she still made her presence felt. We cancelled school for the afternoon and evening and had no school today, as well. It rained very heavily in the middle of the night, but it never really did much during the day. We could have had school; however, I don't make those decisions. I went down to the Hollywood Beach. The waves were incredible. The wind was blowing from the south and quite strong. The worst part, though, was that the wind was whipping the sand through the air, and that hurt. Surprisingly, there weren't many other people on the beach and no surfers when I was there.






northern leaves turn red
southern winds strip the beaches
ocean waves churn white

seabird braves the storm
harsh nature pounds wind and sea
tiny wings beat strong

Go Away Fay!

Since we are outside the "cone of error," the college will be open tomorrow. It would not have been a good way to start the new school year (of course, being blown away or drowning can be a bummer, too). For some reason, the Broward Public Schools will be closed tomorrow. I'm sure some students will use that as an excuse for not coming to class, but it won't work. We had a hellacious storm a couple of days ago in the late afternoon. The rain was incredible, and then we had marble-sized hail stones. They were bouncing off all my windows.

I am looking forward to classes tomorrow. I guess I have loafed enough.