Typhoon, Typhoon, An Appeal Poem by Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

Many times in a year you come,
visit this land with your own rage;
Each raging visit you make
makes people homeless,
hungry, naked and restless.

Typhoon, typhoon, you clothed
yourself as Yolanda or Haiyan
or Koppu or Lando, bearing
the first letter in your names
the 26 letters in our alphabet.

Typhoon, typhoon you visit us
about 26 times in a year or more
You drag people down and
let them rebuild what you
have gobbled up toppled down.

Typhoon, typhoon, thanks
for letting us call
on the Almighty Hand,
but please, can you
give us a long break
from your constant visits?
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After the super typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines is now hit by another super typhoon, Lando, which submerge many provinces in the North.