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Candlewitch
Candlewitch
Apr 06, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Hurricane


Hurricane

gust
little dust devil
sweep the coastlands
equatorial breeze stirring
storm clouds gathering
portents of danger
tempestuous air in motion
beware
breakers shoal and shallows
crosscurrent red tide maelstrom
from the apex of the vortex
extremity of spire
get thee off thy widow's walk
heed the danger signal's roar
Mother Nature at her worst
wondrous elements at war
clap of thunder flash of lightening
who would keep the score
tempest and torrent
pandemonium uproar
in the aftermath of her howling fury
when the squall is beaten out
there'll be all our dead to bury
in her wake Miz Hurricane
— Candlewitch, Apr 06, 2010

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Region, Country: Northwestern Wisconsin USA, USA

Favorite Poets: Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Carlos Castaneda, Jim Morrison, the whole of Neopoet and many more., Candlewitch

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xena465

xena465

16 years 2 months ago

Nature can be so cruel

Nature can be so cruel sometimes Cat, and you put this together wonderfully describing the force of nature and it's aftermath. Rosina xena465
Z

ziggy

16 years 2 months ago

hi

o cat good theme fav line is "crosscurrent maelstorm from the apex of the vortex extremity of spire " such vivid wording ,,,,,,,, ziggy
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Ziggy

Thank you, especially for telling me what you liked best :) Always, Cat
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

Aiiii. And well turned, Cat.

Aiiii. And well turned, Cat. Hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, mud slides, tsunamis. Oh my. ~A "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ A Course In Miracles
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 2 months ago

Hello Anna

Yes, they are all destructive forces and play Hell with us mortals. Always, Cat
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Eph

Always giving me a laugh or a smile. Yours in Rhyme, Cat
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Cat

Loved your wild hurricane ... I only have one questions is vertex meant to be vortex ? or are you using vertex in the context of physics, a point where particles collide and interact ? sorry both would work but was checking that one word love and hugs JayCee x x x
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Jayne

Good catch! It should be vortex, thanks for letting me know about my typo! Love, Cat
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Cat I really liked vertex

Cat I really liked vertex the physics in your poem the particals colliding to intereact left an impression in my mind thats why I questioned to be sure you meant vertex and not vortex glad to be able to help you for a change its usually the other way round lol love and hugs JayCee
W

Wafi

16 years 2 months ago

Like Xena Says

Great write, dear Cat! Maybe nature wants more attention from us! Sincerely, Wafi "Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!" ~Afzal Shauq~
loved

loved

16 years 2 months ago

NICE

Nice very nice LOVED
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 2 months ago

i felt the wildness cat

i love this - especially: 'crosscurrent red tide maelstrom from the apex of the vortex... ....Mother Nature at her worst wondrous elements at war' love judy
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Judy

Thank you. That is one of my favorite lines as well. Love, Cat