Impending - Inspired by Rough Sea at a Jetty by Jacob Van Ruisdael

Batten down the hatches!
Bar the doors!
For the storm looms above
boiling hot with natures wrath.
Stand tall men! Do not waiver!
Or run like the cowards you are
leaving me to tarry through the storm
wrecked by waves and rain
till I'm nothing but
splintered battered wood.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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April 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Lovely Todd. Concise and Powerful. Excellent final two lines. Well done in Brian’s Contest. Light your way., Ghairo.
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