To Resume Or Revert

Forewarned of an occasion,
figures prepare for the coming storm.
They have foretaste of this experience.
An event that inspires awe
is now a little more formal.
Just for one moment,
These figures are not repressed. 

Once the storm started,  
an age was spent in Denial of its effects; 
There was no denying this storm now, 
it had gained too much notice. 
Looking away was now pointless ,
Even the shadows distorted in fear. 
The world around entered a flux. 

The storms height hit 
A pressure point; 
The figures sheltered was cracked. 
A single drop trickles down. 
In this rarefied confusion 
a figure said  
"It depletes as it flows and will end at a point, 
this drop does not transcend us" 
"Yes it is transparent".  
At the drops point they transpire. 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

This is my kind of poetry. I took 20 poetry and literature classes over the years. Some poetry is easy. Tell you what it want and direct you to the point. Some poetry is like this poem. I saw the storms. I saw storms of violence and war. Sadness and disappointment. Nature is a fine teacher of life. Can't stop a great storm. Can we stop the storm of hate? Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Shane Hogan Poetry]

Thank you! I like your ability to understand how illusive my poetry is! These reviews are validating!

[paddy d daly]

To me the last four lines are the essence of the poem, the figures prevail despite all previous
anxt, they have weathered the storm.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Sometimes you prepare for the storm but the storm is prepared for you and devastation is inescapable.Just thinking....

[Nusquam Esse]

I enjoyed this poem, enigmatic and flowing much like the storm it depicts. Thanks for the share. You should be aware however of a minor typo "gained to much notice" You used the wrong to, it should be too.

[paras]

its a lovely poem truly represents how we have to go through phases difficult ones even knowing they would come with a hope that a time they would end .!! great work.!

[Desiree]

I love it. the second half especially. Facing the "storm" or cowering and how ultimately all things are transient, even the storms of life.

[Sami Khalil]

We all have to be prepared for the unforseen and forseen storms on the horizon of our lives or we will be caught in their devastating wake...Bravo................

[Lyn Anderson]

This poem is timely - with the crazy weather in the States, and the stuff we are getting here we haven't seen in decades. I can't help of think of the back talking politicians and their closing the roads. Very clever indeed.

[Raymond Federle]

Storms of the spirit and soul. Excellent! ;)

[David Scott]

I feel like you may be a meteorologist. :)
You did a great job building the thunder head with this write. Then you finish with the introspective transparency of a raindrop.
To condense or evaporate.... "to resume or revert". A good exploration and a great question.

[Shane Hogan Poetry]

Why thank you :) Check out more of my work if you like this!