{"id":57,"date":"2016-11-12T06:23:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T06:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoldwriter.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:43:20","slug":"storm-on-the-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Storm on the Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living on a ridge, looking out to sea, you can see the weather approaching…….<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"TPOTG-storm-across-the-bay-frame-01\"Low pressure is building,
\nForecasters are right,
\nAnd a storm is coming our way.
\nDark clouds and the wind,
\nConspiring together,
\nTo spoil the peace of the bay.<\/p>\n

Windows are closed
\nAnd doors are shut tight,
\nA sensible precaution to take.
\nWe’ve\u00a0seen it before,
\nWhat a big storm can do,
\nThe damage that\u2019s left in its wake.<\/p>\n

A wild wind now howling
\nAcross the ridge,
\nNothing can escape from its path;
\nTrees bow in homage
\nTo the lord of the storm,
\nBut nothing will appease his wrath.<\/p>\n

Rain clatters down
\nIn great heavy bursts,
\nSoaking the hard, parched ground;
\nAnd birds and animals
\nSeek out some shelter,
\nWherever it can be found.<\/p>\n

Lightning forks
\nStreak across the sky,
\nIt\u2019s nature\u2019s most fearsome display;
\nAnd the thunder god Thor
\nSounds so very close,
\nAlthough we know that he\u2019s so far away.<\/p>\n

The sea is now angry,
\nWhite horses appear,
\nThe waves are crashing the shore;
\nAdding to the noise
\nOf the thunder and wind,
\nIn nature\u2019s cacophonous roar.<\/p>\n

Windows and doors
\nRattling in their frames,
\nRoof timbers beginning to creak.
\nExposed to the wind,
\nWhich whirls round the house,
\nSearching for a spot that is weak.<\/p>\n

The roar of the wind,
\nThe drum of the rain,
\nThere\u2019s no chance to get any sleep.
\nWith a storm outside,
\nWanting to come in,
\nIt\u2019s such a long vigil to keep.<\/p>\n

Then all of a sudden
\nThe wind seems to go,
\nIn a rush to be quiet once again.
\nDaylight breaks,
\nAnd the sun pushes through
\nDriving away all the rain.<\/p>\n

The sea returns
\nTo its gentle swell,
\nIts waves now caressing the shore.
\nThe birds reappear,
\nSinging their songs,
\nPeace is back on the ridge once more.<\/p>\n

\"TOOTG<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Living on a ridge, looking out to sea, you can see the weather approaching……. Low pressure is building, Forecasters are right, And a storm is coming our way. Dark clouds and the wind, Conspiring together, To spoil the peace of the bay. Windows are closed And doors are shut tight,…<\/p>\n

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