Agnes Krampe Poet Free verse

The Spring Rains Were Relentless

The house struggles
to keep its roof above water
The Gasconade river
smashes it into oaks
that slash the walls
slice the roof

The house thrashes
rips a telephone pole
out by its root
crashes
boards swirl 
splinters in brown sludge

The round eye
of the satellite dish
does not blink
before drowning

5/2/2017

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Line Gauthier July 26, 2018 at 9:24 PM An exciting write, Agnes. Well penned.

Cyndi Macmillan May 19, 2017 at 8:45 PM This is NO birthday cake write... it says a great deal in so few words. The personification really works... and the last image makes it all so human. I have an idea. I'd like to write an "after" poem .. inspired by your style. I love your brevity and its so hard for me as a chatterbox poet. So, I'm going to try something different...

Jeremy Smith May 12, 2017 at 5:24 PM Sound like, you have violent spring showers. Stay safe!! Great job though! Agnes Krampe May 12, 2017 at 8:08 PM Thanks, Jeremy. Yes, the rains were torrential this year.

Connie Marcum Wong May 8, 2017 at 2:50 AM Agnes, I agree with Andrea. It always makes a poem memorable if you have a great last line! This one is superb! 7 ; ) Agnes Krampe May 9, 2017 at 8:25 PM Thank you, Connie. If I only could make the middle as good as the end :)

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2017 at 12:13 AM wow, GREAT descriptive writing and the last line is KILLER Agnes Krampe May 9, 2017 at 8:25 PM Thanks, Andrea. I am happy with the end, but need to work on tightening the middle of the poem a bit.

Joseph May May 3, 2017 at 8:25 AM A powerful force of nature..Nicely penned Agnes Agnes Krampe May 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM Thank you, Joseph.

Chris Green May 3, 2017 at 5:37 AM Really nice Agnes and frightening and I know, I can relate to this. I experienced a devastating flood many year ago where I live. The power of water and nature is amazing and at times very destructive Agnes Krampe May 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM Thanks, Chris. We just had the highest river level in a century in some places here.

Laura Leiser May 2, 2017 at 9:07 PM Great images in this poem, Agnes! Look the last stanza especially. :) Agnes Krampe May 2, 2017 at 9:48 PM Thank you, Laura.

White Wolf May 2, 2017 at 8:04 PM I love water but only below the neck! Great write, Agnes! Agnes Krampe May 2, 2017 at 9:48 PM Thanks, White Wolf.

Jan Allison May 2, 2017 at 7:12 PM Such a powerful write and we cannot compete with the power of nature Agnes. Really love that final stanza!:-) hugs Jan xx Agnes Krampe May 2, 2017 at 9:48 PM Thanks, Jan. I saw a video of a house floating down the river - unbelievable.

Anne-Marie Coreggia May 2, 2017 at 7:05 PM Bonsoir Agnes, you so vividly describe the scene that it almost leaps out of the page. We finally got to see the sun shine today in MO:) Amitiés Agnes Krampe May 2, 2017 at 9:44 PM Yes, we did!