Today we returned to work and school, two weeks after Ike.

I'm still unsure what to call those days, so choose what name you like:

Trying not to step on tender toes of those who worked each day,

One must proceed with caution in the words they choose to say!

Some call them "bad weather days", others a 'hiatus" prefer,

So to your collective judgment I respectfully defer!

Good humor and mirth inspire this post,

No need for ire and indignation:

The price we've paid far outweighs the benefits of an early fall hurrication!