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Storm

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(Another childhood poem...quite old!) Grey-black clouds above me roll with a loud and fearsome tone -- huge dark boulders of the skies, carved from granite-stone. Forked bolts of lightning flash, points just above my head -- sparks kindled by the clash of spears whose owners long are dead. Glistening drops of moisture fall with a silence-shattering sound-- drops that are tears of souls whose fears must, and ever shall, abound. The piercing wind-sound of the fury screams an ultimatum in my ear -- it is insane shrieking from a witch who fills mankind with fear. Shaken by this awful show of mighty forces in the night, I, in haste, with head held low, retreat within in fright.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 1/18/2012 6:05:00 PM
You should have been an History Teacher...lol am sure gonna remember this one.
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Date: 7/6/2011 9:13:00 AM
The rhyming scheme and the stormy imagery are a great combination; I really enjoyed reading this. Nice job! ~Beth
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Date: 6/14/2011 12:34:00 PM
An exceptional write! Very smooth in reading with excellent visuals.
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Date: 5/27/2011 12:24:00 PM
I absolutely enjoyed this free verse which is what I think a true example of free verse should be. (never could master it) very well done Leo with an exceptional command of the imagery and imagination making for a great poem.
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