Volumes of Nature

Volumes of Nature

 

 

in the still of the night
lightning dances across the sky
like a painter's brush on canvas.

rain unremittingly beats like a drum
on the tarp of a neighbors pool,

while flashes of light

encroach the darkness            
with ominous claps of thunder.  

 

i pull at my covers like a child,
trepidation mounts
as fear hastens the rhythm

of my own erratic  breathing.

time in digital formation fastidiously blinks

as volumes of nature dissipate

in the still of the night.

 

Reviews

[Dave]

My oh my! I can feel the rumble of the house from the roaring thunder. See the sky lit up by the spears of lightning tearing open the night from its' darkness. Kelly I so much enjoy the imagery you have painted.
I appreciate the fear you feel from this stormy onslaught. Thank you for it all.

Take care - Dave

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'll be honest with you, Dave, I miss hearing those storms. Never thought I would! So glad you enjoyed it!

[J. J. Nightingale]

Wonderful !!!... Have lived through many storms in my life.. You have painted a perfect picture of nature's events.....Well done..

Jazzy

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thanks, Jazzy! Wonderful having you here!

[J. J. Nightingale]

Thanks.... and...YOU are welcome..

[Edie Blue Starfish]

You've captured both the beauty and danger of the storm in wonderful thrilling fashion.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think it was the kid in me who remembered! Thank you, Edie!

[Pryde Foltz]

Kelly ... you got me salivating ... TMI, I know. But this is such a fantastic piece of poetry. It was all wonderful but that second stanza in particular stills the breath away. Brava, brava:)

[Kelly Scheppers]

A neighbor had an above ground pool. Once you've heard the rain beat on that tarp, you're inclined to never forget it. What a pleasure having you here, Pryde. Thank you so much!

[Coyote Poetry]

I was a soldier. I saw the element of weather without being safe. I was in many wind storms in the desert and a tornado touched my Army truck in Georgia, tossed her. I liked the honest thoughts. Mother nature can be a bear. Thank you dear Kelly for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Kelly Scheppers]

I would bet you could write a book on all you experienced. Thank you for your service, John...and your presence here!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Kelly.

[MsJewel]

Lightning dancing across the sky truly is beautiful...it's the loud clad of thunder that follows that has me shivering under the covers. Lovely verse as always Kelly. :) Julie

[Kelly Scheppers]

Hey girl, you are a sight for sore eyes! Hope life is treating you kind.

[Beccy]

As your President Franklin D Roosvelt said in his inaugural address, 'the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself;' but in the still of the night, the bustle of the day fades to black; and trepidation, as you say, mounts.

Mother Nature can be an awesome presence, but nowhere near as frightening as fear itself.

Really liked this.

Beccy.

[Kelly Scheppers]

He was indeed one of our best! Thank you, Becky!

[Ted Kniffen]

Thunderstorms are a part of the fabric of life I our area, and I've seen some beauties. On Friday the 13th we were on the expressway going across Ohio on vacation when we ran into what turned out to be a thunderstorm produced by a tornado. The lightning was the worst I've ever seen … it seemed like one continuous strike for minutes at a time 360* around the car. Your poem reads very much like that storm, Kelly, good job.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Wow, art really does imitate life, after all. Good to have you safe and home once again. I would have been kissing the ground I walked on! Thanks so much, Ted, for a most palpable review!

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Love the title-so perfect for describing thunderstorms, as is your striking poem Kelly ( bad pun!). You deftly describe Nature’s most dramatic interruption and rift of the night with beautiful metaphor, simile, imagery- you had me at the first verse. So true, storms reach the child in us as we experience it purely with all our unfettered senses. Lightning’s ozone release recharges us. You bring this night magic to life with your most beautiful words my friend.

[Kelly Scheppers]

We rarely get storms of this nature here in California. I was drawing from many an east coast memory in writing this, and I thought if I could instill an ounce of that fear, I'd be doing something. It is always the best day, whenever I see you. Much love and light, my friend!

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

XOXO:))))))..........

[John the Baptist]

T-storms continue to make me feel awe. Although I don't have "erratic breathing," there is no way I will stay outside when the lightning starts. I like the images and similes you've used to create this picture. They really capture the spirit of the accompanying picture.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I never wash my dishes or take a shower during a storm. I have my grandmother to thank for such wisdom. Thank you, John!