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peaceful_dreamer
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SoMeWhErE oVeR tHe RaInBoW

0 posted 2005-05-04 03:02 AM



I stand looking into a mud puddle and watch as
A cloudless day turns to dusk,
A shadow spreads its darkness.
All life is sucked into hidden places,
As this nightmare unfolds.
The sky is black, like a single crow's feather,
Decay contaminates the air.
The wind gently runs through the leaves
Of the dying October trees, and
Hollowness can be heard.

For a split second, all is quiet, still, all is dead.
A distant rumble in the heavens announces rain,
The first drop falls, as if the world were watching,
And lands beautifully on a leaf
Instigating a small twitch then dies in
The ground. One by one it's army follows
Falling freely from the sky.

A flash of light illuminates the world,
For a brief moment, all is seen.
The clouds glow attractively as
Rain falls harder. The thunder grows stronger,
Creating a rhythmic melody and
Waits for nature's harmony.

A wind slants the rain - it stings all
That is touched. It melts away every
Evil trace like a flame burning flesh.
Lightening strikes the ground as a
Final attempt to produce a miracle.
This beauty is captured in a moment of
Tranquility, a picture in a dream, an
Encore in a mud puddle I look in to.

I glance at the sky. Darkened clouds
Dissipate as the sun peaks through
And spreads it's rays over the wet
Earth. Nature welcomes the warmth and
Stretches upward.

Standing in awe, I watch, as a
Rainbow is painted across the
Exhausted sky.

"I'm just me, trapped in a body."

-peaceful_dreamer

© Copyright 2005 Jennifer Pederson - All Rights Reserved
Honeybunch
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since 2001-12-29
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1 posted 2005-05-04 03:12 AM


A wonderfully descriptive poem.  

I especially liked ... "Lightening strikes the ground as a final attempt to produce a miracle."  Yes, if we only knew how often it happens.

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26
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displaced
2 posted 2005-05-04 03:34 AM


well done!
Gentle Spirit
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3 posted 2005-05-04 02:36 PM


well done Jennifer. Enjoyed this.
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