Exceptional Storm Contest entry Summer Storm by RodG      Storm Contest Winner

The coming storm is ominous as pungent and unruly air sandblasts my face and sunburned chest while tangling tufts of errant hair. Wind pushes forth grey-bellied clouds, a gallant fleet of full-sailed sloops that slowly glide 'cross sunless skies. East-bound they trudge like grim-faced troops. Once placid water in the cove now slaps the shoreline boist'rously. The bobbing white caps farther out crest faster as they roll toward me. Soon huge drops smack my naked flesh and pock my footprints in the sand. In vain I dodge the pelting rain while seeking refuge more inland. I can't outrace the sheets of rain that blind my view and batter me. I sprint back o'er a trail of planks that stitch the mounds of sand I flee. At last I reach a covered nook where I can safely watch the storm. Cyclones of sand zig-zag the beach like angry hornets in a swarm. Way out beyond a bleak expanse forked lightning strikes the wind-torn lake. Then deaf'ning thunder rips to shore. It hurts my ears, my eyelids ache. This sudden storm stampedes on by, and soon the lake's serene again. Seagulls careen in cloudless skies as I reseek the place I'd been. Writing Prompt Write a oem about a storm. Storm Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes Artwork courtesy of Google images.

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