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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Caught in a hail storm, and pelted in pain. Can't complain though, 'cuz we need the rain! Turbulent skies, winds moving fast, storm passed too quickly, rain didn't last. A trickle here, a trickle there, though the storm was noisey the ground's still dry and bare. And I wonder about the melting Antarctic and Arctic ice, and shrinking Rainforests. Whose rolling the dice? Is el Nino to blame? Or is greed, a human vice? What have we done to our Mother, the Earth? Have we sacrificed all for some transient worth? As the hail hit my head I asked the clouds, Why? No answers came back, just a windy sigh with more hail from the sky. So I covered my head, closed my eyes, and prayed for more rain, to wash our ugly footprints away. |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Turbulent skies, winds moving fast, storm passed too quickly, rain didn't last. A trickle here, a trickle there, though the storm was noisey the ground's still dry and bare. I knew there was a story in this a few days ago. All questions seem big when they go unanswered. Thinking...sometimes it really is as simple as a few drops of rain. Damn good write, Kacy. |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Kacy, Hope you asked al those questions after you got inside! I love a good storm. We need some here for sure. Four year drought they expect will break only because records show no drought lasting any longer. Hope they're right!  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Duncan, thanks. Yes, unanswered Q's really bug me! Larry, I tried to send this storm to Arizona, but it fizzled out after making a lot of noise. I can do a camelhair bikini rain dance. Would that help? |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
And I wonder about the melting Antarctic and Arctic ice, and shrinking Rainforests. Whose rolling the dice? Is el Nino to blame? Or is greed, a human vice? What have we done to our Mother, the Earth? Have we sacrificed all for some transient worth? =============================== I wonder the same thing... I was wathcing the weather channel and they were talking about the "reasons" for the droughts and I thought to my self Paybacks are hell...thats the reason. Always good to read your rhymes of conscience Kacy... NOW....about that "camelhair bikini rain dance" Go for it girlie!!! LOL... me thinks we'd pay money to see it  In the space between now and then |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
We're getting plenty of rain here now that it's hurricane season. I love thunderstorms.  |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Kacy, Good question, good write. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
I love storms as long as I am safe at home..but I will take the rain any day over hail...and we are expecting several days of it and no one will complain.. *s M |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssss) Oh Kacy, I know just how you feel, sadly I feel it is mostly man's fault and that breaks my heart how there are still so many Polyannas and not as much Cassandras working to try and prevent the worsening of nature! (sigh) This is sadly powerful, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kacy, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Yes,JM, payback is a wicked witch. thanks for your reply. Auguste, I agree, rain is wonderful. Hail isn't much fun unless you're under a hardhat or inside a sheltered area. thanks for your reply. Sy, thanks. I was glad I didn't get knocked out. LOL, it was wild for a minute or two. Maureen, yes, I actually love the rain. But the hail is bothersome. Noah, sadly, 'tis probably true that much of our misery is from our own misguided mistreatment of our Mother Earth. |
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