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Woken by the storm at first light
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
To wake in half-light To the sound of growling thunder. When the air tingles in anticipation Of the deafening crack That breaks the sky behind the cloud And looses the fierce light of heaven, Fiery lances slung in anger Against the trembling petunias In their neat raised beds. And…
Caught in the Storm #haiku #photography #poem
Originally posted on penned in moon dust:
end of the day’s walk thunder warns of storm’s promise no short-cut *** The prompt for Chevrefeuillle’s Carpe Diem is Short- Cut inspired by this haiku by Buson: chikamichi ya mizu fumi wataru satsukiame on the shortcut path, stepping through water to cross the meadow in the summer…
Day’s End #photography #poetry
Originally posted on penned in moon dust:
? Rain drops collide with mid afternoon heat thunder’s timpani roll in loud rumbles the conductor excitedly increases the tempo light flashes as the cymbals strike leaves clap their hands trees bow in deference the moon’s light brightens the sky nature hushes waiting for a silvery banquet fire…
Three storm haikus
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
River ravels rafts Water-lashed broken branches Gulls perch storm trophies. The garden trembles With Atlantic gusts—rose bows Scattering petals. Black cloud spews torrents Rods of pewter rain slew slick Lightning-streaked chaos.
Calm morning haiku
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
We had yet another tremendous storm last night that went on for hours. So long in fact that Finbar got fed up lying curled up (and cowering) on the rug next to our bed and went back to his own bed. ©Giovanni Dall’Orto Storm tide ebbs leaving The sky’s…
After the storm
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
© Guillaume Piolle / CC-BY-3.0 All night long the thunder growled And lightning split the sky from side to side While we lay silent curled around our pain And let our love ebb with the falling tide. When dawn poured light across your sullen face I saw the darkness…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 