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The Storm
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The Storm |
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G. A. Webb Member
since 2000-01-21
Posts 441Stanton, California, USA |
Quietly I sit alone in my office Which comes as no surprise While outside the wind is howling Beneath the overcast skies A storm looms on the horizon And all the while it's beckoning For when the storm reaches land It will be the time of reckoning Dark grey clouds move from south to north Licking roofs as they pass by Seagulls wage war against the wind In order for them to fly Palm fronds bend from left to right As if they are trying to convey A warning to all God's creatures For a storm is coming this day Flags are waving violently Becoming torn and tattered Yet still they fly their colors proudly As if that really mattered The normal serene tranquil beauty That is such a part of this bay Has been replaced by waves of anger Tossing boats that get in their way Now standing at my office window I watch the world go by And wonder what next this day will bring As I look into the sky G.A. Webb |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
This is beautiful!!! Just be glad I'm not your child! *evil grin* |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
I'm watching it rain here...... the strom rages just outside my window. I loved your poem.  -SEA |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Wonderfully descriptive poem, G.A. I could see the storm, too! Denise |
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One Who Understands Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 251Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
The picture was well painted. Wonderful piece  |
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G. A. Webb Member
since 2000-01-21
Posts 441Stanton, California, USA |
Thank you all for your kind words. But thanks most importantly to mother nature, for she was the one who gave me the display of her power. I just simply put words to it. I wish all poems were that easy to write...lol. Thank you all again. G |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I enjoyed this one very much!!! You (and Mother Nature *S*) did a great job! *S* |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Thanks to you and Mother Nature both!! I love the power, violence, imagery and freedom of a storm, you put it into words far better than I ever could. You caught the emotions I feel when witnessing the tempest. Thanks Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely. ~Isis~ (Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
G. A. Web, Good rhyme, good paint, good poem. |
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simplyYRREHS Member
since 2000-01-03
Posts 162 |
Oh Webb, this is a wonderful piece! You have described with perfection the onset of such ominous tidings. I could feel this one completely, as if I were standing in that office building beside you... "The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet, we do not treat ourselves nor another thus tenderly." ~Henry David Thoreau |
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d.schultz Junior Member
since 2000-01-21
Posts 43 |
Wonderful Poem... I too have often looked out my office window and have wondered about the next day... nicely written |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
G.A.- Very descriptive. Very good. I am reminded that- 'Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace during the storm' I found serenity here. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
ahhhha yes,  I remember this one loved it then, and still do! |
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