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The Storm Raged – #NaPoWriMo

03 Sunday Apr 2016

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The storm raged
thunderous explosions
like the Fourth of July
without its colors
rattled windows
dislocated, limbs fell
against the glass
or did they knock
asking me, to let them in
shelter from the battle
I don’t know, shades drawn
lights out, I could not see
seated in the darkness
only my shadow reflected
on the wall, as lightning
danced across the skies
illuminated, then black again
ice pellets, echoed,
the noise, like machine guns,
ravaging the night, a hunter
claimed his prey
then unexpected silence
the only sound heard
was the peaceful rain,
gently falling.

a truce…………

 

 

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Mystical Clouds – #NaPoWriMo

02 Saturday Apr 2016

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Atop the mountains, morning mist, awakens with a sigh

Carried on the whispering wind, reaching for the sky

Climbing trees and bowing limbs, a journey to the top

To blend together with the clouds, traveling till they stop

Then fly again, across the plains, such wonder they display

As they turn the heavens into rain, on this dreary April day

Nourishing the ground below, the same from which they rose

Watching as a flower blooms, watching as her beauty grows

 

 

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Friday Fantasy ~ Behind the Door

01 Friday Apr 2016

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A light beyond me beckons

A wooden door within a wall

Sunshine marks the sacred place

Deep inside this hallowed hall

Beams that cross in symmetry

Mark this place they once called home

Spirits linger, lost in time

Forever, left to roam

Among the empty corridors

Casting shadows in the sun

Haunting visions capture me

There is no place left to run

For just beyond what eyes can see

Lies a kingdom, far more grand

Guarded by phantom warriors

Who, behind the door, now stand

 

 

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Morning Comes Calling – #NaPoWriMo

01 Friday Apr 2016

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Misty waters rise

Beneath the sleepy-eyed clouds

Morning comes calling

 

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Friday Fantasy ~ The Rock

01 Friday Apr 2016

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Stairs that lead to no special place

Coveted by ivy, moss, and trees

As I glance up to the top of them

I notice someone looking back at me

Eyes of stone, with chiseled lips

Can he be guarding these paces?

Or is it just my state of mind

That leads me to these faces?

The railing beckons me to climb

Pass this realm of rock, asleep

Careful not to make a sound

Up the stairs, I start to creep

Then stop in my tracks along the way

I’m sure that I heard someone say

“The journey is far beyond the stairs
Adventure awaits you, if you dare”

Surely, it’s the whispering wind

That’s driving me insane

For I refuse to believe a rock

Could be calling out my name

 

 

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