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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 Date: 7/26/2018 9:24:00 PM An exciting write, Agnes. Well penned. Login to Reply

Cyndi Macmillan Date: 5/19/2017 8:45:00 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... Login to Reply

Jeremy Smith Date: 5/12/2017 5:24:00 PM Sound like, you have violent spring showers. Stay safe!! Great job though! Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/12/2017 8:08:00 PM Thanks, Jeremy. Yes, the rains were torrential this year.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/8/2017 2:50:00 AM Agnes, I agree with Andrea. It always makes a poem memorable if you have a great last line! This one is superb! 7 ; ) Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/9/2017 8:25:00 PM Thank you, Connie. If I only could make the middle as good as the end :)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/7/2017 12:13:00 AM wow, GREAT descriptive writing and the last line is KILLER Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/9/2017 8:25:00 PM Thanks, Andrea. I am happy with the end, but need to work on tightening the middle of the poem a bit.

Joseph May Date: 5/3/2017 8:25:00 AM A powerful force of nature..Nicely penned Agnes Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/9/2017 8:24:00 PM Thank you, Joseph.

Chris Green Date: 5/3/2017 5:37:00 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 Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/9/2017 8:24:00 PM Thanks, Chris. We just had the highest river level in a century in some places here.

Laura Leiser Date: 5/2/2017 9:07:00 PM Great images in this poem, Agnes! Look the last stanza especially. :) Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/2/2017 9:48:00 PM Thank you, Laura.

White Wolf Date: 5/2/2017 8:04:00 PM I love water but only below the neck! Great write, Agnes! Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/2/2017 9:48:00 PM Thanks, White Wolf.

Jan Allison Date: 5/2/2017 7:12:00 PM Such a powerful write and we cannot compete with the power of nature Agnes. Really love that final stanza!:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/2/2017 9:48:00 PM Thanks, Jan. I saw a video of a house floating down the river - unbelievable.

Anne-Marie Coreggia Date: 5/2/2017 7:05:00 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 Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 5/2/2017 9:44:00 PM Yes, we did!