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Open Poetry #46

Seeing my First Twister

ken206573
Member

since 2008-10-14

Posts 487

0 posted 2010-05-23 01:32 AM

I was between the age
of five and seven, still
but a sprout my older
siblings would
tell me. The air was
humid, as black clouds
circled the city. In
the distance we see
lightning bolts
slice through clouds,
as we tired to count
each attack. In a instance
the wind picks up speed,
our mother brings
us in.
While our first eldest
sister brings blankets,
the second eldest sister
leads us to the
basement. I didn't
know what was going
on, yet my third
eldest sister and
brother knew.
I wanted to ask
but was interrupted
by a huge funnel
shaped cloud
visiting our neighborhood.
My brother called it
a Twister, the first
time I ever seen one.
I never knew a cloud
could actually
touch or even suck
up anything like
a vaccum. It caused
alot of damage,
no deaths. But did
left me amazed
and frightened in my
mind.

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

1 posted 2010-05-23 10:14 AM

I want to see one before I die but if I don't that's fine too.

Thought I would get to see one a few times but didn't happen. Lucky you to have this experience!

easy1
Senior Member

since 2010-05-22

Posts 1209
Southeastern USA

2 posted 2010-05-23 11:47 AM

Thanks for the anecdote. Tornadoes are scary to adults, so I can only imagine what a 7-year-old would be experiencing, as you did. Such are a class of phenomena better witnessed from a safe distance.

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