Striking Sky

Posted on November 20, 2019 by whimsygizmo

..

God’s taking full
-flash photos again
and it all rips
open in a zigzag
stab of gold
cracking black
in half, all clacking
cymbals and flickered
blaze. Our gaze is broken
by thunder, struck
by time, backlit by
the something more
of changing sky.

..

 

In November, we poem. 

 

 

 

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2 Responses to Striking Sky

  1. qbit says:
    November 20, 2019 at 4:31 pm

    God’s taking full
    -flash photos again
    and it all rips
    open in a zigzag
    stab of gold – awesome.

    Reply
  2. lifelessons says:
    November 20, 2019 at 4:55 pm

    Ha.. I’ve never thought of lightning in this way before. Love it.

    Reply

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