Debby Does Disney

Debby does Disney
in a rainbow of ponchos
that if you didn’t bring your own
cost eight times more.

Debby does Disney
in wet t-shirts and braided hair
running through puddles
like Bo Derek.

Debby does Disney-
drops temperatures, shades bodies
from an ungodly heat
beguiling flames ignite.

Debby does Disney
only the Brave endure her wrath
with a smug satisfaction
of Princess Merida.




©laurie kolp

Going into the Storm

I’ll try not to stress out about Debby
Tropical weather I’ve dealt with before
But this week I’m chasing the clamor

A flight from Houston to Orlando
Awaits me Tuesday morn at seven
I’ll try not to stress out about Debby

Having lived on the Gulf most my life
And a survivor of Rita and Ike
Tropical weather I’ve dealt with before

Though most of the time I vacate
And Disney’s been planned for a year
But this week I’m chasing the clamor

(Please pray for my daughter and me)

©laurie kolp