Summer Rain

Gusting winds storm as fiery clouds advance
twisting, turning, blasting air full of heat,
hosting rhythmic jazz, nature's rowdy dance.
Roof's singing in a snappy twirling beat
as windows flash, thunder poses to prance.
Torrential downpour flooding narrow streets,
cars stall, objects fly, water's climbing knees 
amid deafening sound of falling trees.

Tributaries, rivers, rushing downstream.
Watching rain, families gather in glee,
as pets are hiding from the nature's scream.
Soon, the storm begins to fade hastily,
over in blinding speed, like a bad dream.
Sun's shining on hills intermittently.
Roads are draining, people begin to drive
knowing well the next storm could soon arrive.

September 2, 2017
HM: Strand select J contest by Brian Strand
abababcc dededeff rhyme-10 syllables per line

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 2/21/2024 5:10:00 AM
You describe the fury of the storm well Vijay, Very nicely done
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Date: 2/10/2020 10:58:00 PM
I could see and feel your storm! Having grown up in the northwest I experienced many summer storms and all over again in your poem! Congratulations!
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Date: 10/2/2017 10:31:00 AM
You've chosen very beautiful words which is revealed through your poem.
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 10/2/2017 1:13:00 PM
Thank you Harshita..appreciate your comments!
Date: 9/8/2017 6:34:00 AM
Congrats on your placement in the contest..A stormy summer rain is a very scary thing..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/8/2017 7:20:00 AM
Thank you Sara!
Date: 9/6/2017 8:07:00 PM
Congratulations Vijay, excellent piece...
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/6/2017 8:15:00 PM
Thank you Charlie!
Date: 9/6/2017 3:52:00 PM
Great imagery Vijay congratulations on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/6/2017 4:37:00 PM
Thanks Jan--love your comments!
Date: 9/6/2017 10:03:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Vijay, great piece of poetry, :))
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/6/2017 1:07:00 PM
Thank you Roy!
Date: 9/5/2017 9:26:00 PM
Fantastic poem, Vijay! Congrats. Janice
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/5/2017 9:58:00 PM
Thanks Janice!
Date: 9/5/2017 8:49:00 PM
Back for congrats!!
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/5/2017 8:58:00 PM
Thanks Kim..congrats on your big win as well !
Date: 9/5/2017 8:19:00 PM
Wonderful with lots of impact on your poem, Vijay, congratulations on your win Hugs Eve ~`*
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/5/2017 8:56:00 PM
Thank you Eve.. lovely feedback!
Date: 9/5/2017 7:15:00 PM
congrats!!
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/5/2017 7:46:00 PM
Thanks Karen!
Date: 9/5/2017 6:48:00 PM
Congratulations Vijay on your win with your excellent poem! :)
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/5/2017 7:46:00 PM
Thank you Susan!
Date: 9/5/2017 4:38:00 PM
Congratulations on your 3rd Place win! This was a VERY tough contest to judge. Thank you so much for taking the time to enter.
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/5/2017 4:49:00 PM
Thanks Dale!
Date: 9/4/2017 6:49:00 PM
wow, yours is wildly descriptive, Vijay, just LIKE a summer storm!! VERY good entry for the contest!!
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/4/2017 7:56:00 PM
Thank you Andrea!
Date: 9/3/2017 6:55:00 AM
Vijay, you captured the scene of the catastrophic storm!
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/3/2017 7:29:00 AM
Thank you Kim for your lovely feedback!
Date: 9/3/2017 4:51:00 AM
This is a fantastic and intense write my friend! I truly loved reading this lovely poem this morning Vijay! You have enthralled me by your incredible skill at writing this form! What a masterful piece, Great Work!!
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/3/2017 5:43:00 AM
Lovely to read your comments this morning, Russell--have a pleasant day!
Date: 9/2/2017 6:24:00 PM
Can't get the Gulf off my mind - your poem reads like this last week and wonderfully described.
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/2/2017 6:48:00 PM
Thank you SW.. I share your concerns..love your feedback!
Date: 9/2/2017 5:15:00 PM
wow, this is almost epic, vijay... i like the stark imagery reflected through your lines... it's raining good poetry..huggs
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/2/2017 5:37:00 PM
Thank you nette, for your lovely feedback!
Date: 9/2/2017 4:26:00 PM
what a summer storm you created Vijay good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/2/2017 4:56:00 PM
Thank you Jan for your lovely comments!
Date: 9/2/2017 3:40:00 PM
I love how this poem moved right along Vijay and then entered to the calm of it fading. Very well written. Good luck in the contest :)
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/2/2017 3:48:00 PM
Thank you Heidi--appreciate your lovely feedback, as always!
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