Strong Brew

A storm is brewing
 Yet there is an eerie calm
 skies are blue and the weather warm
 There isn't much of a breeze
 And even the trees seem at ease

 But this is just the calm
 before the storm
 An illusion of deceitful charm 
 To numb the senses and to disarm

 Thunder rumbles loud and clear
 A sign the storm is getting near
 Gray clouds now have darkened the sky
 As the rain pours down its gushing reply

 The wind is now a howling beast
 Its fury coming from the east
 And as it blows the trees bend low
 As thunder's voice in loudness grows 
 The lights flicker then go out
  As lightning splits the sky in two
 Now there  can be no doubt
 The storm is at its strongest brew!
                        ----
 4/17/16
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Kimathi Avatar
May 18, 2016 at 7:06 AM
Greetings Joseph. Congrats for your well, deserved first placement in the contest!! ;-)
Raina Avatar
May 15, 2016 at 11:20 PM
Congratulations Joseph on your first placement!
Smith Avatar
May 15, 2016 at 10:56 PM
Congratulations Joseph, well deserved win...
Negron Flores Avatar
May 15, 2016 at 10:35 PM
Congratulations on the first placement of the contest Joseph
Marcum Wong Avatar
May 15, 2016 at 10:10 PM
I really liked your entry Joseph. Congrats on your deserving first place! ; )
Roper Avatar
May 15, 2016 at 8:55 PM
Congratulations on your win, Joseph, interesting with a great flow and rhyme!
Deschler Avatar
May 15, 2016 at 8:48 PM
An excellent poem that flows and rhymes very well. I especially loved that last powerful line... Congratulations on a first place win, Joseph!
May Avatar
May 16, 2016 at 10:44 PM
Thank you so much for my top win Kelly...Hugs
Williams Gault Avatar
April 21, 2016 at 9:00 AM
Your imagery is striking, and I can catch a glimpse of impending doom. Great write!
Sathasivam Avatar
April 20, 2016 at 4:14 AM
Excellent. great imagery write. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.
Dietrich Avatar
April 19, 2016 at 3:57 PM
I love this, Joseph. It was kind of the slant I was going to use myself if only I had been able to make the deadline for this contest. It went SO fast and I hate that i missed out on it!!
May Avatar
April 19, 2016 at 8:14 PM
Thank you Andrea, Sometimes the contests fill up so quickly it has happened to me too...
Mcclain Avatar
April 19, 2016 at 3:22 PM
Hi Joseph, Excellent poem, and eerily chilling, as you are probably far more spot on than you may know (or maybe you do know..) Either way, good job (and yikes)! Cheers, Brian
May Avatar
April 19, 2016 at 8:10 PM
Thank you Brian
Horsman Avatar
April 18, 2016 at 5:19 PM
Oh you've written this wonderfully, your words make the picture complete..
May Avatar
April 19, 2016 at 8:08 PM
Thank you Harry
Allison Avatar
April 17, 2016 at 1:58 PM
Great imagery Jospeh and rhyme:-) good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
May Avatar
April 17, 2016 at 7:45 PM
Thank you Jan...hugs
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