Puppy Survives Tornado

News reports about a puppy,
only six months old,

experiencing his first tornado
although the same could be said
for most of Massachusetts
The worst storm in over sixty years.

The owner described how the pup
was pulled from her arms
they could hear his yelps
as he was tossed round and round

so scared for their own lives
they held on tight and cried
glad they survived although
their home was left in shambles.

The next day while sifting
through debris someone shouted
from two houses down, “There’s
a dog underneath this rubble!”

They didn’t expect what they saw
a small furry body was pulled
out from under the wreckage.

His tail started wagging when they
shouted “Hey, look there’s Theo!”
he was taken straight to his family

a little bit dusty, very thirsty
and hungry but like them,
very happy to be alive.