Storms start silently. I watch the west. Indiana farmland’s prairie flat. Living here is peaceful. But the best Is spring in spite of storms and things like that. The west grows dark and I am looking at Those clouds above. I want them to explain Should they bring more than welcomed springtime rain.
Linked to dVerse Open Link Night. Grace is hosting. The form of the poem is a Chaucerian stanza. It has seven lines with rhyme scheme ABABBCC.

It’s true, there is always that expectant hush. (K)
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There is a quiet before the storm comes. Thank you, Kerfe!
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Waiting for a storm can be thrilling.
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It can! Thank you, Linda!
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I like the Chaucerian stanza and can’t wait to give it a go, Frank! I also like the way the clouds gather in your poem rolling in from the west, and that you’ve captured the eerie silence and presented it at the beginning of the poem – an omen.
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I am glad you liked how those clouds gather. Thank you, Kim!
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They can be so impressive in their silence. You caught the mood perfectly.
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Thank you, Anthony!
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It’s like they say .. the calm before the storm.
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Thank you, Sanaa! There is a calm before those storms.
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It’s raining here also. We don’t want it to go away yest. We need the rain! Nice poem, Frank.
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Thank you, Miriam!
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You’re welcome, Frank!
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We think of the anticipation of spring in terms of new growth, but you capture well the other side of it, the sudden changes in weather. Well done, Frank.
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Thank you, Ken!
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These days, every storm has teeth, like a feral pet, it can purr and putter, or bite and sputter. Anywhere in the flatlands with those big skies, storm watching is a daily routine.
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Thank you, Glenn!
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“spring in spite of storms” – yes, in spite of everything, it’s spring. Lovely poem.
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Thank you, Misky!
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I like the way this turned out. I like how you are asking for an explanation if it’s more than the usual.
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I like how you express the quiet and then the expectation of the storm.
We had thunder the other day, but not really a storm. It was very odd!
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Thank you, Merril!
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you caught the mood and that eerie silence so well as the storm gathers above us all now!
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Thank you, Kate!
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Yes, please. Bring rain, hope, flowers and lots of sunshine. I love the form too Frank. Stay safe.
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Stay safe and thank you, Grace!
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Tornado possibilities are always a threat. The clouds do tell the story.
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I remember once actually seeing a tornado. We were not harmed by it, but it is an amazing sight. Thank you, Dwight!
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Be safe!
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Thank you, Dwight!
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I love that last line!
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Thank you!
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Mystery built with clouds and words
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Thank you, Colleen!
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Good luck getting an explanation! Nice. Poem Frank!
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Thank you, Mary!
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A jolly good question, Frank, especially now.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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Spring rains are nice, but the storms are truly scary. We just had a tornado (or two) just by my farm last weekend. It was my first trip to the basement for the season.a
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Thank you, Teresa!
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Some great photos Frank (hope you weren’t driving in the second) -I particularly liked the telegraph wires tiny across the face of the on-coming. And in your verse, you’ve captured the more-than-usual worry we have at these times.
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Thank you, Peter!
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Thankfully glorious sun for me gardening today. I love the imagery of asking the clouds to explain whether they carry more than springtime rain. Thank you
The Lonely Recluse
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Thank you!
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Nice one, Frank, captures that pre-storm expectancy! JIM
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Thank you!
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MidWest Powerful Tornadoes
Weaker of Human Densities
No Place For Pandemics
To Ease in And
Stay
Particularly
If Care is Given to
Go Away.. Smiles
Frank Hope You All Are
Well This Experience Makes
Me Even More Glad for Smaller Town Living..
But Still i’ll Take the
Old Hurricanes over
the New Tornadoes
But i’m Not So
Sure About
Newer Hurricanes
Still Coming Fueled
More by ‘TrumpS’ iGNoRanCE..:)
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The tornadoes are more localized and one could get in a car and drive away. The only tornado I ever say was over 50 years ago. Regardless of it being localized it was terrifying. Thank you, Fred!
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SMiLes One went
Above Our Old Neighborhood..
Cracks in Ceilings Remain
Thank Goodness That
Was ‘62.. 7 Years Before
We Moved There…
Unusually
Fierce Tornado
Then For Where
We Live..:)
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Those tornadoes can be fierce.
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