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This Endless Summer Storm

As sluggish as my thoughts this stifling day,
soft raindrops fall, but soon they’re falling fast,
intensifying! Rain has come to stay!
The wind starts in; trees shake as if aghast.
As rain pounds down, debris goes flying past!
A tree’s branch on my window loudly taps.
For some short time, the onslaught stops at last.
But suddenly, the sky with thunder snaps!
Relief was but this endless summer storm’s mere lapse.

July 1, 2018 For Dale Gregory Cozart's 
Summer Rain Storm(2) Spencerian Stanza Poetry Contest

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 7/15/2018 10:09:00 PM

Hello Andrea … very easy to picture this rain storm in your lines. Thank you Andrea - Lindsay

Susan Gentry

Date: 7/12/2018 1:28:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. Great imagery.

Brian Densham

Date: 7/10/2018 9:24:00 AM

Loved the way "...thunder snaps!" punctuates the end of the lapse. Nice. Congratulations.

Casarah Nance

Date: 7/10/2018 8:38:00 AM

This is one of my favorites of the lot, we had a quick summer storm the other day and this write brought me right back to watching it on my porch. :)

Mike Gentile

Date: 7/10/2018 4:58:00 AM

Congratulations Andrea, your summer storm struck gold xxoo

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 7/9/2018 6:00:00 PM

Congratulations on making this short winner's list Andrea! I wanted to write one for this contest but I didn't get to it in time. You did well my friend! : )

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/9/2018 5:35:00 PM

I feel and see the storm in my mind’s eye! Congrats, my friend!

Sandra Haight

Date: 7/9/2018 3:58:00 PM

Lovely, Andrea! Congrats on your fine win! Hugs, Sandra

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/9/2018 2:06:00 PM

Congrats on your winning poem, Andrea. Well done.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/9/2018 11:44:00 AM

can you send some rain this way Andrea, many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 7/9/2018 11:18:00 AM

Andrea, congratulations on your 5th Place win! This was a tough contest to judge. Thank you so much for taking the time to enter.

Wendy Watson

Date: 7/9/2018 11:17:00 AM

This is great, Andrea. Bravo!

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/4/2018 7:39:00 PM

your poem left me a little in awe, Andrea. Very intensified !

Vidya Raghunathan

Date: 7/3/2018 4:57:00 AM

Very nice Andrea Dietrich..I could almost feel the storm

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/2/2018 9:33:00 AM

We just had one of these storms a few days ago. It even blew gown a big tree I now have a better view of the lake.

John Gondolf

Date: 7/2/2018 7:40:00 AM

Nicely written, Andrea, your summer storm sounds a bit violent. Best o luck. John

Vijay Pandit

Date: 7/2/2018 5:39:00 AM

You captured in great detail the sights and sounds of a summer rain storm...great poetry as always.. a winning poem, Andrea!

Harry Horsman

Date: 7/2/2018 4:42:00 AM

A poem written in true Spencerian classic style, love this Andrea.

Marc Acrich

Date: 7/1/2018 7:00:00 PM

I forgot what good poet you re

Matthew Anish

Date: 7/1/2018 5:52:00 PM

I wish it would rain here - we are having a heat wave in NYC. Nice description of the effects of a storm. My story was written long before I took ill. Peace & Love Matthew Anish