Summer Rain

The gilded clouds turn dark before the rain
And roll as blackest waves across the sky
The lightning bursts and flashes like a vein
Its fingered traces seem to mystify
Clouds that form together are overlain
From strong and swirling winds that push them by
They turn black and gray shades of churning hue
When Summer rains become a cauldron's brew




8/25/17 contest Summer Rain Storms

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 2/10/2022 9:53:00 PM
Beautiful work. Congratulations!
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Date: 9/17/2017 10:40:00 PM
Congratulations. ..your description stirred the pot!
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Date: 9/5/2017 9:39:00 PM
Excellent, lively use of figurative language in this great poem, Frederic!Congrats. Janice
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Date: 9/5/2017 8:57:00 PM
Great wording! Congrats, Frederick!
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Date: 9/5/2017 8:14:00 PM
Back, Frederic, for congratulations on your win Hugs Eve ~`*
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Date: 9/5/2017 6:55:00 PM
Congratulations Frederic on your awesome win! :)
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Date: 9/5/2017 4:42:00 PM
Congratulations on your 9th Place win! This was a VERY tough contest to judge. Thank you so much for taking the time to enter.
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Date: 8/28/2017 5:55:00 PM
AWESOME, Frederic. For only using one stanza, this is about as good as it gets. by the way, for me, when I hear the phrase Indian Summer, it is usually October time when it becomes like summer one more time before the winter hits!
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Date: 8/27/2017 7:57:00 AM
- A picture of the Norwegian summer 2017 - Almost rain for four months ... some get too little ... others too much - A great poem, Frederic - hugs and good luck in the contest // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/26/2017 4:03:00 PM
BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL poem. Thanks for sharing this gem.
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Date: 8/26/2017 2:56:00 AM
Very descriptive Frederic and I too love that ending:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 8/25/2017 6:25:00 PM
Wonderful descriptive imagery , Frederic, good luck in the contest. ~*
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Date: 8/25/2017 6:04:00 PM
Well done Frederic. I love the ending. Good luck in this contest :)
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