'Hurricane' Poem

As part of our topic on the Caribbean we have recorded a choral version of the 'Hurricane' by Dionne Brand.

Hurricane by Dionne Brand


Shut the windows
Bolt the doors
Big rain coming
Climbing up the mountain


Neighbours whisper
Dark clouds gather
Big rain coming
Climbing up the the mountain



Gather up the clothesline
Pull down the blinds
Big wind rising
Coming up the mountain


Branches falling
Raindrops flying
Treetops swaying
People running
Big wind blowing
Hurricane! on the mountain