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Lightning Bolt

A spark cast by a careless deed, it catches fire and sparks twigs weed. A hushed town that is dull at last, a Careless deed, by a spark cast. East winds howl to display their might, and spout flames to a sturdy height. Blaze any grace in that house foul, to display their might, east winds howl. Oh, fiery Fire, the town explodes! with no farewell, let's hit the road. One sleeps on tack others on dire, the town explodes! Oh, fiery fire. None shall remain where the wind passed, this life, I think, can't be surpassed. The town wept and the nation pain, where the wind passed, none shall remain.
Written: October 05, 2022 Swap Quatrain Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Emile Pinet https://www.rhymezone.com/ and https://www.howmanysyllables.com: with 8 syllables in each line.

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Date: 10/12/2022 2:26:00 PM
Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 10/8/2022 12:31:00 AM
Belated congratulations Lasaad on the honour of POTD. Greetings from Italy. Tom
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Date: 10/8/2022 7:58:00 AM
Your kind words are truly appreciated and thank you very much for being so thoughtful. Have a great weekend. Enjoy your stay in Italy.
Date: 10/7/2022 9:42:00 PM
Vivid and captivating, I see why it was chosen for POTD, congratulations~
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Date: 10/8/2022 7:59:00 AM
Your kind words are truly appreciated and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 6:08:00 PM
Nature is beautiful and so is the weather, but sometimes the *weather* can be a little on the destructive side. The images you use, express what is happening in our world so vividly. Always praying for those in need. Congratulations Lasaad, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. ~ Brandy
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Date: 10/8/2022 7:58:00 AM
Your kind words are truly appreciated and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 5:18:00 PM
Your poem is beautiful, Lasaad. I especially love the last line. So utterly descriptive. Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 10/8/2022 7:57:00 AM
Your kind words are truly appreciated and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 2:03:00 PM
With no farewell and hit the road you show the obliteration, total! When I was younger I seemed to see only rosy horizons and sunny skies. Now I don't know where to put my eyes. Elizabeth
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:30:00 PM
Your kind words are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 12:21:00 PM
Congratulations on your Poem of the Day, Lasaad. Excellent Swap Quatrain entry for the contest, my friend. My mind thinks it could be about the destruction of weather, like the hurricane in Florida, or as a metaphor for the destruction of wild fires. To me it's more like a metaphor for what's taking place in the U.S. right now or the war in Ukraine. Your descriptions of the change and resulting destruction were exquisite. A FAV for me! Bill
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:04:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful. Indeed Bill, the main inspiration is the destruction in Florida, and the West coast.
Date: 10/7/2022 11:55:00 AM
Lasaad a big Congratulations to you for Receiving Poem Of The Day. Your work is reflective of this Honor...
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:04:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 11:27:00 AM
Lasaad, congratulations on your POTD! Your cinematic imagery brings us to witness the tragedy of wild fires so horrific! :)Paulette
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:30:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 8:01:00 AM
Glad that lightning 'struck you' in the form of POTD, Lasaad! Congratulations, and have a wonderful weekend! :) Gershon
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:30:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 7:45:00 AM
Wildfires can be so disastrous. Bless those who fly into them with tanks of water or retardant and those on the ground who bravely fight them. Congratulations on the honor of POTD Lasaad. :) Linda
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:30:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 7:10:00 AM
Wow beautiful in its power and ferocious expression ! So poignant and sad . Wonderful write dear Lasaad ! Congratulations on POTD! Susan :)
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:31:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 6:44:00 AM
Back with BIG congrats on POTD, Lasaad. Enjoy your day.
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:31:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 6:43:00 AM
Great poem. Congrats for your POTD.
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:31:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 5:51:00 AM
Congrats on POTD Sotto, Very nicely penned
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:31:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 5:29:00 AM
Sotto, wonderful poem and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor, Constance
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:03:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 5:23:00 AM
Back with congratulations on POTD, my friend.
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:02:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 4:58:00 AM
Back to your poem with Congratulations on your well deserved POTD honor !
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:02:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 4:54:00 AM
Congratulations Lasaad….Debx
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:02:00 PM
Thank you so much Debx..
Date: 10/7/2022 4:01:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD. Well done.
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:01:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 3:48:00 AM
I find this an incredibly well constructed Quatrain! Great story telling, marvelous! Congratulations Sotto on your POTD!!
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:01:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 3:46:00 AM
Lasaad, wonderfully penned, congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:01:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 3:37:00 AM
Awesome! Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Sotto. Charlie
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:00:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
Date: 10/7/2022 3:27:00 AM
A magnificent write Sotto, great content and rhythmic rhyme, marvellous. Congratulations on poem of the day… Belle
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:00:00 PM
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Date: 10/7/2022 3:25:00 AM
- Las, beautifully written :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. :) - hugs
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Date: 10/7/2022 2:00:00 PM
Your kind words and congrats are truly appreciated, and thank you very much for being so thoughtful.
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