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There is a magic about this week's poem from Clare Murphy of the Douglas Writers Group, in Cork, Ireland. Using a Contemporary style Clare uses her poetic experience to work her magic on the occasion of a summer storm, she captures the seasonal essence of the occasion in a manner that we can all understand and relate to.
Electric Storm
CRA-AA-ACK!
Good heavens, what is that?
The approaching storm
Keeps rumbling -
Ever louder
As it nears.
Sky so darkened,
Just like night.
Then streaks of lightning
In zig - zag paths
And sheets of blue.
CRA - ACK! BANG - BANG
It's overhead
And worsening
We fear,
Claps of thunder,
Lengthening rolls -
Rumble....rumble...rumble... rumble...
Mercifully
Rain begins to fall -
Great big droplets,
Then sheeted walls
Of water
To ease the anger
Of Mother Nature.
One final clap
Departing -
CRACK - BANG
The house is hit -
Chimneybreast falling,
No one dead,
Alarms blaring!
Like Dorothy
On the Road to Oz -
A world turned upside down -
Can this be real?
Perhaps I've been dreaming!
© Clare Murphy
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