we’re built a little different around here
something about all the wide open skies
crickets & cows
fields of beans & corn
not much else
developed a “hold my beer” mentality
when those sirens blare…
…if they have time…
we head for the porch
to watch nature’s pyrotechnic show
leaning on the rail for a better view
never forgetting…
that aforementioned beverage
or coffee…if that’s your preference
we aren’t bothered by getting soaked
hair & clothes wildly blown
it’s about living…see?
feeling the storm in our bones
…our souls
if it takes us…
…so be it
for a moment we were part of the tempest
& sometimes that spells freedom
I love watching a good storm roll in but I have never fully subscribed to the “go try and spot the tornado” mentality. I have too much respect for those storms to want to watch that happen in real time. I’ll settle for seeing that through my cameras.
Right before a thunderstorm starts though and the wind is picking up. That’s ideal to stand in the middle of.
I have been known…a time or 2…to go chasing. But generally, I stick to the porch with an unobstructed path to shelter at my back. Been in the tornado belt too long to not respect them. In this case, it chased us. First we knew was the sound of what seemed to be an airplane through the living room, followed by huge crashes. When I say we had a tree all over our yard, parts were in the front, parts along the side & part was in back. Big house, lots of ground to cover. We were very lucky. Thank you for stopping by
That was some storm…I can’t imagine wind like that. I’ll keep my blizzards, thank you!
The imagery in your poem is fantastic, girl. I could see you on that porch.
We get the occasional blizzard too. Though nothing like you northerners get. Mostly we get icicles on our ass, & wild thunderstorms. They’re speculating we caught the trailing edge of a tornado this time. Lucky, we were very lucky. Thanks girl
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Powerfully penned, Willow. Storm watching huh? I can’t remember the last time I did that. lol. Excellent write my friend, glad you’re ok, nature does know how to put on a show. Appreciate you.
Damian
It was a wild time. Crazy intense. Enough so that my 35 yr old daughter came downstairs looking for her mommy. Some people still have no power. I love storm watching. This was bigger than that. We were super lucky, my friend
Tremendous work. Vivid and sharp.
It was…memorable. Thank you