“Storm in the Mountains”
Painting by Albert Bierstadt
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rain scours intaglio sorrows
wind speaks nameless fears
lightning burns bereft hearts
thunder cracks open doom
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This is so powerful! Wow!
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greatly appreciate that, Amy
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You are welcome, Paul. Love, Amy
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Thanks for the reminder of last winters storms! Superb piece of work regardless.
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we shall weather on
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And yet the storms always pass leaving us to repair the damage.
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and thus learn of perseverance
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Ahh and the purpose is revealed!
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Nature can be a cruel mistress . . .
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oh, but what she gives us when she’s of a mind
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You did a good job of connecting the elements of nature with specific feelings. Your poem is timely, as I was just reading “Tom Brown’s Field Guide: Nature and Survival for Children.” I haven’t gotten far in it, but right from the get-go, he’s points out that we shouldn’t resist nature, since she always wins.
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sounds like a wise author
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Chilling. Enjoyed learning the word intaglio also. Great use of it, by the way. Very evocative.
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greatly appreciate your thoughtful comment
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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Simply beautiful…………..
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I appreciate that
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Very powerful painting combined with the words it is great!
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thank you kindly
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Phenomenal Wow–a “wish I’d written it” one. Each word, piercing perfection.
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the 4 elements of a storm seemed to cry out for a jorio
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Indeed.
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That’s very captivating.
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so glad you liked it
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🙂
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Pure poetry excellent metaphors and analogies
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thank you most kindly, katy
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Very powerful emotions conveyed and, thus, cathartic. Really compacted depth of feelings.
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much appreciated, ellen
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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Powerful 🙂
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thanks kindly, Morgan
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Rain scours intaglio sorrows
They also unearth shrouded happiness…
Love the poem:)
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Love the images; thought provoking words 🙂
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much appreciated, Adeline
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i am an easterner and may not be able to catch your drift of weather literally but the subtle succinct lines,were an amazing twist,good stuff
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thanks kindly – I’m an easterner, too, but have traveled tornado alley often
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And on a lighter note you made me look up intaglio.
😉
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