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She is the Storm ~ #poetry

15 Tuesday May 2018

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This was the sky moments before a huge thunderstorm barreled its way through. Still going, too.

It came down in buckets
While wind blew with rage
A sky filled with lightning
The storm, center stage

Her thunder was deafening
Couldn’t hear myself think
Why on Earth would nature
Put up such a stink

Sounds, like a freight train,
Roaring, past the door
The whole house is shaking
I can’t take anymore

Calmer days need take heed
She is mighty, riding the skies
A figure of destructive fury
She wears as an artful guise

The color of sunlight, so bright
She’ll shine her light, on a dare
Deceptive is she, quite willingly
Hiding in the clouds, elsewhere

 

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All are Welcome ~ #spirits #creativewriting

29 Sunday Apr 2018

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This old house creaks, and I along with it. Are we aging together or is it I am aging alone. Sounds in the wee hours, as if someone is running water, making tea, perhaps, but never inviting me. It’s only for a moment and then it stops, until a door hinge creaks. I must remember to put some oil on it. And the windows, new, but still a draft, as the curtain flutters with the wind, sending chills through these old bones. Footsteps in the hallway, the pitter-patter of a child, aimlessly walking in the night. Do you feel her, too?

I am aging, but not senile, and I am not alone. I have opened my doors to another realm, one that is not afraid to take residence in mine, and I, not afraid to welcome them in.

 

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Frightened – A Conversation ~ #NaPoWriMo #poetry

28 Saturday Apr 2018

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What could that sound possibly be?
Perhaps it’s a branch from the old oak tree

I don’t know, mommy, it sounds very scary
Don’t worry, honey, maybe it’s a fairy!

No, they don’t make a howling noise
Oh? Maybe it the neighbor’s unruly boys

No, no, it’s not them, they’re fast asleep
Don’t cry, my daughter, no need to weep

I’m frightened by whatever is making that sound
Why, it’s only the wind, its voice, quite profound

 

 

 

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The Wind Calls ~ #poetry #NaPoWriMo

05 Thursday Apr 2018

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In the silence of the night
I could hear her calling
Whispers, through the glass

In the silence of the night
I could feel her presence
As by me, she did pass

In the silence of the night
Wisps of hair, on my face
Danced, like a beautiful ballet

In the silence of the night
She had drawn me outside
And I let her take me away

 

 

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Follow the Path ~ #poetry

27 Tuesday Mar 2018

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I followed the curve of a winding road, not knowing where I was going. The subtle breeze that sent a chill, let me know, the wind was blowing. I brushed away the strands of hair, which fell across my face. Wandered down the sandy path which led me to this place. Stopping for a moment, I felt a rush, much colder than before. I heard water splashing, in the distance, as it lapped against the shore. The road twisted on, unending, as the path grew longer still. I didn’t think I’d make it, but it gave me such a thrill. So journey on, I must, to find what there may be. It’s waiting for me, patiently.  I call it destiny.

 

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