Storm Warnings
slanted rain fits mood
even the trees bend to its will
hollowed burls suffice
for squirrels and birds
when, too brazen for the wind
they report the weather
by absence
copyright Audrey Howitt 2019
first published in Total Eclipse Poetry and Prose, Issue 1 June 2019
Posted for Poets United Pantry
even the trees bend to its will
hollowed burls suffice
for squirrels and birds
when, too brazen for the wind
they report the weather
by absence
copyright Audrey Howitt 2019
first published in Total Eclipse Poetry and Prose, Issue 1 June 2019
Posted for Poets United Pantry
You are a master of minimalist poetry, and I love it!
ReplyDeleteTouche on that ending. Unexpected and so quotable. Never thought of it like that.
ReplyDeleteha well even the animals know when the weather is bad. It's raining here so gloomy. I don't see any sign of a bird or squirrel.
ReplyDeleteOn the west coast, when the gulls all sit in a group facing the sea, we know a storm is coming. I love your poem, and that birds predict the weather.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful Audrey! Yes animals have an extra sense to weather and a certain wisdom to what to do.
ReplyDeleteWhen squirrels and birds hide, one knows it is going to be a bad one!
ReplyDeleteA beautifully crafted poem … and the nuanced layers to the close of the piece, truly take it to another level.
ReplyDeleteLove this. I wanted to curl up in that burl with the squirrels and birds. Your words and phrasing are so beautifully balanced. I agree with Bill, a master of minimalism, and I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazingly beautiful, Audrey! ❤️ You are a master of micro poetry!
ReplyDeleteLove the close ! Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteOh, that last line kinda pierces, it is at once so startling and so apt.
ReplyDeleteWhammo! Take all the positive comments thus far, then multiply by 2.
ReplyDeleteLove!
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