Fiona, Issy, Zac and Jane, then Tommy Meets a Hurricane

Five children, five adventurous lives - in verse. Zac'Zac teetered there and watched his 'boat', smash off the stony sides, and balanced like a drunken stalk, he used his arms as guides.'Jane'And don't be vain like Gertrude Jane, her teeth electric whitening, a thunder clap, a perfect strike, all body muscles tightening.'Fiona'She climbed on the chairs and hung on the doors, her grip as strong as cold steel, she ran on the spot, did push-ups and planks, her fitness becoming unreal.'TommyMuscles, sinews, tensed and tort, wide eyed and nerves alive, they must act now and not be caught, with speed they could survive.IssyUnbothered by the physics laws, by gravity or heights, she wore no parachute nor springs, no wings or rubber tights.