Grumbling, growling, grrrr….
echoing throughout wood
tumbling, twirling, twisting
across my bedroom window.
Perhaps, January complains,
“There’s no place for you here!”
Lightning flashes
stretching, spreading, stroking
once inky sky with
rumbling, ringing, ruffling
quiet of haunted eve broken;
as night terrors of a child.
But no tot resides here,
yet behind my door
whining, whimpering, wheezing…
pooch trembles with fear.
Grumbling, growling, grrrr…
“Water’s out!” says restless husband.
Eyes flicker open to
this strange winter affair;
powdered snow again melting.
Tumbling, twirling, twisting
safe in my wintry bed:
dozing, dancing, dreaming…
Rural living can be exciting during lightning storms… linking up with dVerse later today.
I’m a sucker for alliteration. So I love this of course
I love this….Winter is my favorite season, and you have captured the elements that make it so special.
Lady Nyo
Today we had record-high temps for January, and tonight severe thunderstorms are predicted. Tomorrow, back into the 20s…with snow. Your poem captures the craziness that is our weather these days. Poor puppy….
i kinda like thunder storms as long as i’m safe inside..our weather gets a bit crazy me thinks..thunderstorms in january…oh my…
We are just minutes away from a pretty rough looking storm.
You describe this one and the scene vivdly. Very nice!
An interesting experiment in onomatopaeia, in the use of words to evoke, with their very pronunciation, the sounds of the scene.
wow lightning in winter… something I’ve never witnessed… the weather has been very strange though that is for sure!
Love the sounds of winter lightning and in your house ~ I must say I am terrified of lightning and storms ~
Stunning picture by the way ~
Ha, my dogs were all petrified from the lightning,..so it was not a restful night.
Lovely. My dog Angel was afraid of lightning but Daisy would just relax and wait for it to be over.
Just a wonderful adventure charged with poetry and electricity! Fantastic descriptors…I do love me a good thunderstorm…especially those ones that sneak up on you…here we don’t often see them during winter…but that too is changing! This morning we started at -21 and now we’re up to +2…might be some fire in the sky this evening!
quiet of haunted eve broken;
as night terrors of a child…ooo vivid capture of the lightning….ironically my kitten loves to go out in storms…in the rain or snow….crazy cat…ha…our weather here has been crazy as well, hot today…68…yesterday was ice…and last friday snow…and supposedly more snow this friday….