Lucky Jack Watches the Storm (from loriedarling.com / Pinterest.com)
The shrieking ghosts of rain
a-charging on beastly winds
rose unbidden
without hint
slashed
dashed
They raced
through our yard
– crossed the pond
with lightning jolt
Quick thump
Crack!
R-R-R-roll!
Tree arms vainly attempt
to cover un-bowing heads.
Deep breath.
Rose light breaks through.
∞
dVerse – Poets Pub
Quadrille #12
Bjorn, our host, invites us to write a Quadrille that somehow includes “…the word rose, a wonderful flower, but also a color, a name, a verb (both making something rosy, the past tense of rise). One of the most used (and misused words in poetry… Let’s see the world in rose-tinted glasses or bring forth the thorns…”.
https://dversepoets.com/2016/06/27/quadrille-12/
Life in Portofino 
Super description of a quick summer storm. And I love the photo of Lucky Jack looking out at the storm.
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Thank you! I’ve been going through Mary Oliver’s Handbook — challenged to by a fellow poet. It’s making my head hurt.
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Haha. She is an excellent poet.
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Yeah, I can tell. I’m working on meter and word sounds, etc.
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I second that – wonderful work
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Summer storms are surprisingly strong – you definitely captured the feel here.
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Thank you!
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I think only a summer storm can end in such rosy shimmer…. love it.
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When I was growing up in Minnesota, the summer storms would come like a cleaning crew — everything would appear so crisp and clear afterwards. Glad you enjoyed it, Bjorn!
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Very nicely done – could feel the sensations there.
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I’m glad it worked for you!
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I can see the impact of Mary Oliver’s book in your diction. Quick / thump/ crack – those words bring us up short, just like the sounds of the storm itself. Brilliantly done!
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Thank you! It still makes my head hurt….
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Hmm – maybe if you weren’t sideways…. just sayin’! 🙂
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May be!
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I’m feeling a bit breathless after that. Great ride!
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When you grow up on the Northern Plains — well, the Minneapolis section of it — breathless is the best response to a summer storm… if you survive it. Thank you!
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I’ve noticed the American poets have much more weather than we do…
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No doubt. We are impressed by the natural workings of Mother Earth. We fail to recognize the fact that it happened once… it’ll happen again. And we’ll commemorate it in a poem!
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I feel the flash storm here — so visceral! Well done!
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Thank you!
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I admire the sounds of the sudden storm. Good for the rose light to break through.
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Yes. Like a promise that this, too, shall pass. Glad you enjoyed it.
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A rose dawn..the calm after the storm! Nicely done!!
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Thank you! Just call ’em like I see ’em!
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Storms can come up very quick and fierce here too…and then they’re done…sun peeks through again with maybe a rainbow or two. I enjoyed your sound words, adds to the ferocity coming down on those roses. I love that cute kitten watching outside too!
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I know, and what a great name for a cat! Down to five lives already, no doubt. Thank you for sharing the storm!
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Great imagery! 🙂 I especially love these lines,
“The shrieking ghosts of rain
a-charging on beastly winds”
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Thank you! I’ve been looking for the perfect setting for that first half of the line. Glad you enjoyed it!
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My pleasure, Chaley. 🙂 It reminds me of a childhood scene looking at the endless rain from the windowsill.
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A treat for the ears and eyes, Charley. A wonderful expression!
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Thank you, Walt!
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“rose light” is just perfect, Charley. I love the spill of this, the sounds within. Well done.
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Thank you! I strove a bit for the right sounds….
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fantastic onomatopoeia makes a very excitig poem.
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Thank you! I worked it over once or twice before I posted it. I’m happy you liked it.
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Love tone in this. 🙂
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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I enjoyed the storm coming to life with thumps, cracks and rolls. The rosy sky brought a feeling of calm in the end.
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Just like a Northern Plains storm. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Very clever use of two kinds of rose. And such good description of the experience of those t-storms.
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Thank you! I truly enjoyed writing this one; I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Ah, what action. And then that calm in the end…beautiful. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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It’s really been one wet summer!!
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Ours has been a bit dry, but with amazing storms to break up the monotony.
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