Weather the Storm

As the storm
rolls over tormenting
the earth below
Clouds discharge
their contents

Thunder follows
lightning strikes,
as the climate spikes

Scolding winds rage
ravaging and reckless
cascading torrents
of icy stones

Mother nature’s
view is blurry
while all the little
wildlife scurry
into the depths
neath the oak

Exasperation
and desperation follow
as my clothes cling
to my bones
this winter has
turned on me

I’m lost inside
the chaos adrift
and spinning

Steadfast towards home
now I’m winning
and at last
I’ve stopped spinning.

Reviews

[Carolynn]

It really has been a very chaotic winter for some areas. My sister had upwards of 11 feet of snow in her yard and continues to get pummelted with high winds, more snow, then beautiful days and then it starts all over ... my winter luckily has been milder than usual with much much less snow than usual as well. Sorry for rambling on - I enjoyed your poem :)

[Katrina Mckeown]

Hi Carolynn, WoW 11ft of snow, glad we didn’t get that here, was bad enough with storm Ciara then storm Dennis, we had upto 80mph winds wreaking havoc my garden fence was ripped out and I had everything blowing into my garden except my neighbours trampoline those fierce winds certainly wreaked havoc
in their visiting. So glad your winter was milder than usual that would've been a relief. :) 🌈

[Katrina Mckeown]

We did have hail and torrential rainfall which I got caught in a couple of times , I’m just glad we didn’t get 11ft of snow though :) roll on Spring 🌈

[Sami Khalil]

It is natural as you wonderfully state that storms occur in our lives and in nature. The question is:" How do we weather them?" How do we react to them is a key to our survival and well being. Some people have medical conditions that can be exacerbated by them. I hope they can cope.

[Katrina Mckeown]

So true Sami.. I second that they find a way to cope! Thank-you

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome Katrina. You are right...

[Robert Trakofler]

I love storms:) even the ones in my head, less of course I dont weather them:/ but somehow I have survived the spinning too but I do admit to getting a bit dizzy from time to time to time to time umm I need some dramamine

[Katrina Mckeown]

Glad to hear that, the spinning is a nightmare.. can cope with little dizzy spells they’re not as rough. :)

[Chris Shaw]

There are periods in our lives when we all have to learn to weather a storm, and that's not easy to do. Your lines are filled with troubled imagery. Let's hope our inner storms are short ones.

Chris

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thanks Chris and yes hopefully short ones. :) 🌈

[Poetic Beauty]

This reminds me of a hurricane or tornado. The imagery is clearly visual

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thanks Poetic, yes it was after storm Ciara and storm Dennis hit here wreaking havoc , we had up-to 80mph winds and torrential rain and hail.. I had everything land in my garden except my neighbours trampoline and my fence was torn out the ground it’s been fierce.

[Poetic Beauty]

Sounds like quite the ordeal to have gone through. Glad you are safe from the damaging storm even though it destroyed your fence and your garden

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank you! 🙂🌈 roll on spring 🐣

[Poetic Beauty]

We are entering spring weather now. Unless winter decides to creep back in which is entirely possible for where I live

[Katrina Mckeown]

Same here... I hope the winter has truly gone!

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m not a lover of winter. Honestly I greatly loath/detest it. Too cold and barren for my liking

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i see this as the storms inside of us that we have to weather....and then rebuild our hearts and move on...
damage will be done, but the tornado of pain eventually stops spinning...and we regain the balance within ourselves.
j.

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank-you j for your in-depth review and yes it’s true we do regain the balance. :) 🌈