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Storm Warning
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Storm Warning |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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The wind shakes a spreading Eucalyptus tree and like a wet dog it splatters drops across the ally. The sky is thunderous, a dark and moving thing stealing light from day, callously pushing. Unsure of direction seagulls circle whitely looking for a hiding place. Where will they go in the avalanche of hail that blasts the yard and jumps from the grass? Can they hide in trees that bend and sway, or under leaves torn and helter-skelter falling? This is a "Dorothy, where is Toto" day. A freight train of a tornado could pluck the feathers from a seagull and send them piercing into a telephone pole. But, since the blossoms still cling gamely to the plum tree, I wonder at the wonder of small defenseless things. I think seagulls, unlike me, are used to weathering storms. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautiful!  ------------------ Denise |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Lovely,nice imagery! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Martie, Enjoyed the read. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Excellent, Martie, and with good thoughts. |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
Cleverly put -- I enjoyed this much. --Kess ------------------ You cannot choose the way of your death, but the path you choose will determine its own end. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Martie....the imagery in this one is wonderful. What I really enjoyed more than anything is the way you summed everything off with the final two lines....great ending to a great poem |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Wonderful imagery and written beautifully. This is an excellent poem Martie! ------------------ A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extrordinaire! |
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