as it was...

the chainsaw party dregs
all cleared away
they have the prized sea view
and their nightly chatter resounds
more loudly than ever

NOTE: I wish it was, as it was, below...#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/50xt9EF1x7

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 11, 2020

This is how it was just 11 days ago under approaching stormy skies...
Little did I know then that the real storm came not from the skies...