Notice the eerie similarities of the names of Percy the parakeet, who was found by a persimmon tree in our backyard and Cyclone Percy, which affected the areas of abominations: American Samoa, Tokelau and Cook Islands.
One day during their bird bath, the top of the cage came open when Maw mistakenly grabbed the top, thinking it was a handle. Out came Percy and his second born chick, Pimon. Both flew away to our Persimmon tree, only Pimon came back without his dad. Both Maw and Paw attempted to retrieve him in the same small cage, which he climbed into himself and probably out of hunger years ago.
This was the the same time the cyclone appeared, symbolizing our profound grief and loss of a beloved pet. Maw cried for days. I too cried too and perhaps that storm was manifested from my most deep seated sadness, if not anger, towards TPTB who reside in and around those islands, including Hawaii, by the way.
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