Love that photo Lisa - hail is such an interesting phenomenon. It seems to me we've had a significant increase in hail storms over the past few years, but I'm always somehow astonished by them.
So am I. They come out of nowhere, suddenly all the noise of them! One of my dogs loves all weather, but he'll stand in the hail and blink as it hits his head! He still stand in it though.
Writers' Pantry #52 https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/01/writers-pantry-52-years-beginning.html I've been playing with some new, to me, poetry forms. April is the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, and my plans are A-Z of poetry forms. I like to get a head start, especially since I also participate on my other blog. This is a Golden Shovel. It was created by Terrance Hayes, an award-winning poet and professor in New York. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/terrance-hayes The "rules" are: take lines, or one line, from an existing poem take each word and use it, in order, as an end word in your new poem give credit My poem uses the words from the last line of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Time Does Not Bring Relief (Sonnet II), "and so stand stricken so remembering him." I had told him “yes” already, and it’s too late to change that now, so I let my words stand though I am stricken at the thought. I am so cr
Weekly Scribblings #45: https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2020/11/weekly-scribblings-45-artistic.html A picture prompt this week, prose or poetry inspired by one or more of three paintings. I chose two, 'Beautiful, YOU are' by Magic Love Crow, and 'Carnival Dreams' by Shelle Kennedy. 'Carnival Dreams' by Shelle Kennedy Beautiful, you are, though your thoughts are dark, and bitter. A macabre carnival of emotion battles in you. The heart you wear belies the fury of the one that beats. Your face tells. Tells of suffering, loneliness, too much despair in one so young. One still hoping. Yet not daring to hope. Hope! The red balloon you cling to. Hope! Straining skyward. 'Beautiful, YOU are' by Magic Love Crow Look outside the gates. Outside your grim carnival and watch the crows at sunset fly in
Ah, spring. Uncertain weather. Your verse provides great visual/auditory clarity.
ReplyDeleteUncertain is the only thing certain about spring! I've been hit hard by sudden summer hail too. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWe already had a hailstorm over here and it's barely April...
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At least here they don't last long. They are pretty exciting at the time, the noise on the roof, the dogs barking!
DeleteLove that photo Lisa - hail is such an interesting phenomenon. It seems to me we've had a significant increase in hail storms over the past few years, but I'm always somehow astonished by them.
ReplyDeleteSo am I. They come out of nowhere, suddenly all the noise of them! One of my dogs loves all weather, but he'll stand in the hail and blink as it hits his head! He still stand in it though.
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