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Back Into the Sky

The silver clouds Turn black as night In an instant Green makes its way within A churning flow Creating fear about Then the rotation of the clouds Form the greatest Tornado A giant massive form That moves slowly across the land Leaving terror And destruction all about The darkness Still moves in circles Pulling the earth within it It gets closer And closer Until right before me It dissipates Leaving me alone In front of the mess That it made The touch of wind As it broke apart and lifted The tornado flew up Back into the sky I felt it ~~Poof~~ Russell Sivey Contest: free verse. Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A 7/25/2013

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/15/2013 4:00:00 PM

Hello Russell, dropping in with a smile. I hope you are well... have you in my thoughts right now.. :-) ... hugs...Linda

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 8/2/2013 5:36:00 AM

Love it Russell super poem congrats on win Shadow smiles

Skat A

Date: 8/1/2013 11:15:00 PM

Russell, congratulations... ... LOVE ~SKAT~

Connie Gildersleeve

Date: 7/31/2013 5:00:00 PM

Russell co granulation a on your fantastic win. Mother Nature's fury is a scary experience. I hope this was not your personal incident. Warm Smiles, Connie

Danesh Morgan

Date: 7/30/2013 4:28:00 PM

short, simple and powerful. and the ending was bittersweet. . . congrats on your win.

Karen Anglesey

Date: 7/30/2013 2:39:00 PM

You painted a graphic detailed picture of this phenomena. I really like surprise endings. The "Poof" was excellent :) Congrats on your win

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 7/30/2013 8:34:00 AM

Russell, congratulations.... luv... Linda

Jack Horne

Date: 7/27/2013 2:24:00 PM

love this one, Russell - and just loved the last line

Carol Eastman

Date: 7/27/2013 11:11:00 AM

I liked this one... You might like my "Storm Devils"... It was written a while ago, tho.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/26/2013 3:11:00 PM

Whoa!! I hope that is just a write and not a recent experience..Reads like it could have been scary..Thanks for the visits to my work..Reads like a winner to me..Sara

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/26/2013 2:31:00 PM

remarkable work; i was easily moved by the powerful lines and imagined the whole scene happening, russel...the mocement of this piece give its ending a real whip... beautifully scribed!.;)huggs

Poet Tacito

Date: 7/26/2013 7:46:00 AM

A misleading silver lining? Wicked! Wonderfully done!

Mustapha Mohammed

Date: 7/26/2013 5:17:00 AM

This was lovely to read Russell.Loved the imagery painted here.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 7/25/2013 11:09:00 PM

wow, I had no idea it was for my contest. The first two lines had me at grip. I could not stop reading the poem. Lol then I noticed it was for my content. Russell, thank you. luv...linda