HUSHED TONES
Calm, cocks an ear.
"Shh", she reports
To tremble.
Tree, bird, and fish
Listen with eyes agape
And lips in quivering pout.
"Where is she now?
What is she doing?"
They all cower;
For they know
How mischievous
She can get,
They know her for
Her irate moodiness.
This is why they speak of her
In hushed tones,
Calling her name -
Storm.
HUSHED TONES © gillena cox 2017
We are, here in T&T, under Storm Warning ❧✿❧ You've heard about the Monday Blues ❧✿❧ well this is Monday WRites (musing on the definition here of rite, as any customary observance or practice eg the rite of afternoon tea).
Welcome to Monday WRites #113, ❧✿❧ What's your mood like today ❧✿❧ I invite you to link in with one of your WRites ❧✿❧
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Love how you depict the atmosphere before the onset of storm especially; "Tree, bird, and fish listen with eyes agape and lips in quivering pout." Beautifully penned.
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Love this. You had me very curious until you finally gave us her name, lol.
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Nature is a real Mother, eh? And here you've caught lightning in a bottle.
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Great depiction of the storm.
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Your personification of the storm is very beautiful and empowering.
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Oh I love this, the storm has to be like that, of course I also thought of Storm the superhero that you have used...
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Calm, cocks an ear.
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To tremble.
I love these opening lines - and it makes me think of here, how suddenly, minutes before a storm, all nature just stops, pauses, all breathing literally dies in the stillness before the break - and I wonder, if it is the same in T&T? I presume yes, atmospheric conditions will out, but then, I'm not sure.
Lovely piece that captures the essences of the moments just before ....
and I hope you had safe passage through ...
AHA! yes it's the same, here. That calm before the storm. Thanks for your uncanny understanding of this poem, WildChild47
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it was a pleasure to read .... :)
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Love how this is composed. It grew until you revealed her name.
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