L Milton Hankins Poet Quatrain

Weather Most Foul

Low rumbling in the distance
Like an angry old dog’s growl,
In storm language the cadence
Portends weather most foul.

Not a mid-summer downpour,
Rain sorely needed for crops
Like we’ve never seen before,
Wreaking havoc before it stops.

A monsoon of monstrous force
Causing creek-beds to overflow
Washing towns away, of course
Flash floods, destruction below.

As quickly the storm passes by,
Cleansed of anger, sky is blue
Thousands ask the question why
Only God knows, this is true! 

Written August 10, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger August 12, 2022 at 9:00 PM This is a sobering thought "Washing towns away, of course"

Rico Leffanta August 11, 2022 at 11:19 AM I shuddered when Biden promised to make KY as it was before! Why re-build in a flood zone? If no safe zone, then its tepee time! Aloha! L Milton Hankins August 11, 2022 at 4:13 PM Hmmm, Rico, people build their homes in dangerous places all the time. Some of these folks are third and fourth generation. Some people also NEVER learn!

Tom Cunningham August 10, 2022 at 5:45 PM Sadly it's getting worse and the doom merchants are predicting that there's worse to come, I've got a horrible feeling that they may be right. Tom L Milton Hankins August 10, 2022 at 5:55 PM Me, too, Tom. I'm not looking forward to the future weatherwise.

Jennifer Proxenos August 10, 2022 at 1:50 PM Eloquently penned, climate change is here to stay and unfortunately we all say we must do something about it, but who would listen unless we were a voice in numbers to be reckoned with, maybe Poetry Soup? Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. L Milton Hankins August 10, 2022 at 3:49 PM Thank you so much, Jennifer. As you may know, we have suffered catastrophic storms and flash flooding here in Kentucky.