Lake Erie Winds

Over the summer season, intense winds across Lake Erie can blow,
With such force, they infiltrate through every nook and cranny,
Howling and yowling, just like the lonely banshee’s wail,
For mariners on the ships afloat on this enormous lake,
‘Tis a bitter harshness they endure trying keep their boats safe.

Winds can hit the mainland with such a gale force,
Debris may become missiles and may be material of immense size.
Winds can unleash such havoc, and sometimes the worst kind,
In wintertime, cold northerly, intense winds on Lake Erie can blow,
With such a cold force, pounding rain, hail, sleet, or blowing snow.

From these winds, there is no respite nor place to shelter,
Assailing the shoreline with tall waves or sheet ice floes.
People must bundle up, otherwise get chilled to the bone,
Farm animals take shelter and the wild ones lay low,
Birds flutter to the trees, while the ducks and geese to the alee.

But storm winds will bring change, ‘tis an ill wind as people do say,
What soon follows is freshness, with a clean start to the day,
When the gale force winds do ease and change their direction,
Our life returns to normal and goes back to how it was before.