Hi everyone,
Speaking of weather, here’s a previously published poem of mine on the subject (Using the Power of Poetry). I intend to do an original this month, too, but for now I want to be counted in.
Night Storm
(2 voices)
David L. Harrison
(1st voice)
Growling cloudy beasts to prowling,
Stalking through the night,
With fiery eyes they roam the skies
Spoiling for a fight.
(2nd voice)
Thunderous roars
And lightning breath
Scare the timid
Half to death!
(1st voice)
With tooth and claw they gnash and gnaw
And clash with roars of pain
Till fangs and scales and tips of tails
Rattle down like rain.
(2nd voice)
Lightning breath
And thunderous roars
Keep the timid
Scared indoors!
(1st voice)
Flashing scowls they shriek and howl
Till every beast lies dead.
Their roisterous fight all through the night
Paints the morning red.
(2nd voice)
No one’s frightened
Anymore
Of lightning breath
Or thunderous roar.
Strong storms with high winds at night can keep me sitting on the edge waiting for that monster called”Tornado.” Enjoyed the two voices.
Mary Nida
Hi Mary Nida,
I lived in Kansas City years ago when dozens of tormados passed ovehead or touched down in the area. We were all frightened.
David
David
Really liked this one.
I like to sit up at night
when these fierce
battles rage. Then
when I get tired I
go to bed and sleep.
I enjoyed connecting our natural fear of violent storms with the more fanciful description of a storm.
David
This is a great way to keep fear at bay! The two voices could be expanded to full-out acting. What fun!
Thank you, Jane,
I shared this poem today with some students at School 24 in Paterson, New Jersey. They aeemed to like it.
David
David–what a fun poem for children to perform! The sound and sense are marvelous–a definite read-aloud! Julie
Kids jump into chances to perform poems like this. Give them a few minutes to improvise and they’ll amaze you with their creativity.
David