A Force Of Nature Poem by Mark Heathcote

Satan came by in a gale-force wind.
Some called it a hurricane. Helene
Others named it Hurricane Milton.
But Satan only laughed louder.
 
And dropped -houses on them by force of nature.
The wind began to roar and sing.
Alligator's snakes, and even stingrays
Could all be hiding in these floodwaters?
 
There were alligators on a front porch.
And one took up residence in a gym.
While people outside were learning to swim,
Hurricanes blasted the Gulf Coast States.
 
But Satan laughed and reminded them all.
These alligators are only displaced animals.
Snakes have had to give up their subterranean -homes.
And bears they to need fresh supplies of food.
 
Residents are asked to avoid perilous -encounters.
The likes of which have never been experienced before.
It's hard to see the animals in the floodwaters.
It's reported, 'The water pretty much pushed them.'

Obviously out of their pond areas.
They're going with the flow.
After the flooding, these animals are looking for safety,
Snakes all need a dry foothold and a place to crawl home.