#Tanka 32 — Storm

Charcoal clouds from north…
garden locked in somnolence
awaits first raindrops.
Storm hits, its broadside attack
an act of demolition.

Author: Sarah Potter Writes

Sarah is a British eccentric who writes offbeat fiction, haiku and tanka poetry. When stuck for words, she sketches or paints instead. She's into nature conservation, sustainability, gardening, dogs, natural health, and reading. Her sociability is something that happens in short bursts with long breathing spaces in between. View all posts by Sarah Potter Writes

12 thoughts on “#Tanka 32 — Storm”

Dale says:

03/05/2017 at 2:26 pm

Oh so wonderfully done!

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1. Sarah Potter Writes says:
  
  03/05/2017 at 2:36 pm
  
  Thank you. I’m so glad you liked it 🙂 I had a bad start to the week, so no Monday Morning Haiku happened! Instead, Tanka inspiration hit me today…
  
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  1. Dale says:
    
    03/05/2017 at 3:04 pm
    
    When the muse strikes….😉
    
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Billybuc says:

03/05/2017 at 2:49 pm

Well we certainly know all about such storms here, and I would call that a perfect description. 🙂 Sun today, though, and it is market day, so off I go.

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1. Sarah Potter Writes says:
  
  03/05/2017 at 2:56 pm
  
  Wow, you just posted that comment at exactly the same moment as I posted one over on your blog! That’s some coincidence. Enjoy market day and I hope you sell loads of quail eggs and colouring books 🙂
  
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the dune mouse (CybeleMoon) says:

03/05/2017 at 5:07 pm

Wonderful! I hope you weathered it! We get a lot of high winds here (with the rain!)

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1. Sarah Potter Writes says:
  
  04/05/2017 at 1:59 pm
  
  The storm was a metaphor for someone’s anger, so I’m not sure that I have weathered it quite yet D: I would have much preferred a real storm — high winds, rain, and all!
  
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  1. the dune mouse (CybeleMoon) says:
    
    04/05/2017 at 6:11 pm
    
    ohh, I hope the clouds part soon then!! Blessings!
    
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  2. Sarah Potter Writes says:
    
    04/05/2017 at 6:17 pm
    
    Thank you, Cybele. I’ve caught your blessings in my hands and will hold onto them tight 🙂
    
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Andrea Stephenson says:

05/05/2017 at 9:57 pm

Lovely transition Sarah – from the sleepy somnolence (great word) to the destruction.

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1. Sarah Potter Writes says:
  
  06/05/2017 at 4:55 pm
  
  Thank you, Andrea 🙂 Yes, I rather like the word somnolence.
  
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