Storm

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Sat, 15 Feb 2020
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Whooshing, whirling. pounding wind,
rushing powerfully, wild,
tearing branches, tiles, and pushing,
loosening roots and toppling, crushing;
rainfall pounding, heavy, hurled,
draining cloud-held cistern, tank,
pouring down to drench the world,
all awash in instant soak
channelling to swell the brook,
rivers heave and overflow
as they to the oceans go
flooding pastures on their way,
weighty, mighty flooding force
breaking banks,
and changing flow of water’s course:

shelter, listen to the storm,
waiting for return of calm.

[IP: stormy weather]

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

What a great poem Rhiannon. So much detail relating to the storm.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. Lying, sitting, listening to the wind and the heavy rain, brought the phrases to mind. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

The noise is something else today isn't it. I hope you're ok Rhiannon - I think your side of the country has it worse than mine

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Insert. Yes, quite something. Possibly the rain a little less heavy than earlier in the week. Our daughter had been going to travel up from the south-east, but decided against it, and then emailed to say maybe she shouldn't have looked at the forecast as it didn't seem so bad there, but we let her know it was much worse here! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks for cherries! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I really admire the way  last words in the lines stand out, as with - wild, hurled, and the alliteration of wind and wild. I feel my throat opening like the sky as I read it, to make the long vowel sounds in my mind. Would be a great one to  hear read aloud! I hope it is calming down for you

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. This was inspired by the sounds of the storm here,but was a general comment on storms. The rain here increased vastly during yesterday, the village nearby where we go to chapel has had serious flooding, and the pastor and his wife have been getting meals ready rather than our usual services. We have not been able to get through there.

This afternoon, the sun came out! and we went for a little walk up to a viewpoint, and could see one of the nearby rivers flooding the fields, but the wind was still very strong and fresh, and the earth slithery! Rhiannon