Bertha in
World War I was the scourge of Paris with its massive shells
90 miles
away firing to bring all of Paris under her deadly spell
She lacked
the accuracy of a cruise missile and fired a very slow rate
But when her
boom went off the terror caused would not abate
Later on the
links even in a beginner’s hand, a Bertha could almost reach the greens
Callaway’s
Big Bertha was a fundamental change to the golfing scene
Par fives
became par fours and par fours were now a drive and an easy pitching wedge
Now for only four to five Franklins any duffer could feel he had the Tiger edge
So when the
news that a tropical storm named Bertha had just been formed heading to our
coast
Fears with a
name like that she grow into another Andrew or Katrina and a good part of us
would be toast
Winds at
speeds of a golf ball sizzling of the tee
Explosive
winds gutting all buildings, flattening all trees
But
fortunately hurricanes are like humans where at birth a name is bestowed
Despite all its
meanings, the name does not foretell where that child’s future will go
Great news
today that Bertha after growing into hurricane status of but one day
Downgraded
to back to a tropical storm as her wind speed began to fade away
We dodged
the bullet on this one and now wait for Cristobal to be formed
This time we
hope he lives up to his name and bears a most forgiving and loving storm
© August
5, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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