Fierce updrafts surge, the wild winds rise,
And hurl the drops to freezing skies.
The ice and hail will smash and pack,
Inside the towering thunder-back.
Collisions strip the charges bare,
As static tension rips the air.
Light crystals float to upper height,
While heavy graupel sinks like night.
Sparks zigzag down, a leader low,
Stepping below a ghostly glow.
The fields skyrocket, voltages soar,
To crack the sky and strike the floor.
Sudden awaking, the earth responds,
A surge of power breaks its bonds.
The trees and towers stretch and strain,
To thrust their streamers through the rain.
The channels splice and circuits close,
A blinding flash of lightning glows.
Volt-ignited, the atmosphere
Roars as the thunder shakes the sphere.
Don't hug,
electrical plug
July 22/2023
A little low-voltage humor in monoku form depicting a fictional day at the Watt home...
The electrical engineer's wife greets him: "WIRE you INSULATE?"
Husband: WATTS it to you? Don't go blowing your CIRCUITS at least I'm OHM!
Wife: "Don't you make LIGHT of this if this were our daughter, you'd be GROUNDED!"
Husband: "Let's leave her out of this she can CONDUCTOR own business"
Wife: "Don't revAMP your story you know it reVOLTS me when you do that"
Husband: "Honey, I'm sorry it HERTZ just trying to keep you CURRENT"
Wife: "Well, I apologize for my RESISTANCE I felt POWERless"
Husband: "I didn't mean to give you STATIC but I'm feeling the SPARK now
Let's go enjoy an ELO concert it will be a good OUTLET"
Wife: "JOULE be SHOCKed to hear this... that would really reCHARGE my BATTERIES
You sure know how to flip my SWITCH we should do this with more FREQUENCY"
Husband, now whispering to the viewer "I just can't RESISTOR charm"
*** Note: ELO = Electric Light Orchestra (70's rock band) ***
water and sunlight
mysterious electric
beings we all are
lighting ovation
escape under pavilion ~
electrical lead
4/30/2020
I take my dog out to the park so, when it rains, I go under the pavilion.
Interesting fact, I did not know.
Lightning Safety Tips | Lightning | CDC
https://www.Cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/safetytips.html
Dec 23, 2013 · Do NOT lie on concrete floors during a thunderstorm. Also, avoid leaning on concrete walls. Lightning can travel through any metal wires or bars in concrete walls or flooring. Indoor Safety Tips. Even though your home is a safe shelter during a lightning storm, you may still be at risk. About one-third of lightning-strike injuries occur indoors ...
The two black and white mini-twins seemed surprised beyond surprised.
Their mouths were open like codfish in the middle of a yell.
These babies were stacked on top of each other when they caught my eye.
Black-eyed babies, with elongated mouths showing a startle that fell.
“Don’t touch that!” My mommy screamed at me, as I began to reach
Now I was startled, just trying to comfort them, to take away their blue.
“They are dangerous!” she and my grandmother in unison shrieked.
They are twin-minis, I thought, having no fear at all, being two.
I want to get off the grid
Don't want to be governed by the viscous
circle of life
Live off what nature hands you.
Live off the grid
Be free in a cabin in the middle
of nowhere.
Separate from the hustle and
bustle of life.
Enjoy every aspect of life.
Do your own thing
without judgement
Be Free...
;
Along this paradise shore
On a land far from here
Admiring 'an' naked silhouette
Below a lunar sphere
Invisible sounds resonate
Against purple cobalt skies
A gentle lapping of the waves
Caressing sands in soft apply
The horizon comes alive
With yellow, orange and red
Electrical rainbows aflame
As the darkened skies are bled
Within minutes this scene has gone
As the sun goes down at sea
Another marvel befalls my eyes
In nature you can guarantee
http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/nature-9.php
Seems like we can't
get over it
Our lives have become
reflections
of the electrical dawn
Don't ask too many
questions
The answers may drive
you mad
The sparks we have
seen
suggest the power we
have become subservient
to
In a dark room
a bulb
is lit
Eyes strain to read
printed matter
In the distance
the sound of a radio
Electrical Dawn
Something we must
face if we are
To continue on
As we have in
the past
The sharp ring of the
alarm clock
makes us rise
from sleep
As dawn arrives
the current that
powers the juggernaut
is what we must now
deal with
In the early morning
you can hear
soft voices
singing
Our only hope is
to escape
Later.... deep within
and without
those voices suggest
other possibilities
We must seize
upon
If we wish
to continue onwards
as living beings
on this blue orb
Songs arise from
the ground
Eyes which have
known sorrow
are quite delighted
by the waves of white
billowing forth from
the earth
You can touch these
songs
as they wrap themselves
around you
Didn't seem to know
which way to turn
for a while there
But the earth itself
holds answers
Shining moon above
provides all the light we
need
We can read the runes
which have been carved
into the mountainside
Eerie feeling
when the ancient world
comes to life
Our ancestors won't
forsake us
Lift up your head
Sing the electrical
dream
There's nothing here
which will prevent you
from moving
towards the sky
as your voice cuts through
the clouds above
you'll be lifted into
an electrical dream
Don't worry about the
consequences!
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