Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Stormy Days

Courtesy of Pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some days the sun loses it's glow
when you're riding the whiskey sky
listening to the songs of the crows
the summer flowers wilt and die

when you're riding the whiskey sky
dark clouds hover threatening rain
the summer flowers wilt and die
here I am,  thinking of you again

someone told me long ago
it's hard to let love go
it'll leave you feelin' blue

dark clouds hover threatening rain
sunlight pushes through the gaps
here I am, thinking of you again
no need to check a weather map

sunlight pushes through the gaps
this storm will pass it always does
no need to check a weather map
memories of you cause a flood

someone told me long ago
it's hard to let love go
it'll leave you feelin' blue 

this storm will pass it always does
listening to the songs of the crows
memories of you cause a flood
some days the sun loses it glow
 
written for dVerse Poetics - hosted by Lisa 
the prompt is to write a weather related poem
of any length or form.
 
author's note: I was inspired by the Song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
 
I went to a free concert in the park tonight and they played this song and I sang along 

26 comments:

  1. Truedessa, this feels like a triolet form or very close to it. I love what you did with CCR's song to riff off of. So awesome that you heard the song live at the concert tonight. I love it when things fall together like this.

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    1. Lisa - thanks for hosting. I too love it when things become connected.

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  2. Nothing can be more true than your closing line...

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    1. Ron, thanks so much I think many of us have felt the storms.

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  3. But those dark clouds and rain will save those wilting flowers.

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    1. Alex, good point a little rain and the flowers sometimes bounce back.

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  4. I love the idea of a "whiskey sky". So original. It is hard to let love go - even after it is gone. The concert in the park must have been awesome.

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    1. Sherry, me too the sky does have a whiskey hue some days and some days I could use a shot of that whiskey.

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  5. This one reads like the lyrics to a great ballad! Well done.

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    1. Thanks Dwight appreciate your kind comment.

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  6. Love the way you have written this as lyrics to a song, the refrain ties it all together

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    1. Bjorn, thanks I can hear the music in my head.

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  7. And speaking of Creedence, what you wrote would make a great song.

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  8. this storm will pass it always does
    listening to the songs of the crows

    Great words True! Wanting the stormy weather to counter the current blistering Summer is a logical line of thought!

    Hank

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    1. Ha - the weather this summer has been strange. Striving for balance.

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  9. I like the repetition in this, and the melancholy feeling. Beautifully done.
    How fun to go to a free concert in the park! I haven't done that in a long time.

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    1. Merril, Thanks free concerts in the park are fun.

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    1. Thanks Ken, maybe it could be a ballad.

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  11. Such a lovely poem - and a free concert in the park sounds wonderful.

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    1. Thank you and yes the concert was wonderful.

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  12. Most storms will pass. It's a fact. Some won't, though, and then what do you do, right? Anyway, I hope you're doing fine. Time's passing by way too quickly.

    Blue

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    1. Sadly, some storms remain even when the sun shines. Time does indeed pass way too quickly. Hope I don't land in quicksand though. Thanks for stopping over. ;)

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  13. You picked a great song for inspiration. Wonderful formatting in this poem.

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  14. That is what I always say to myself after way too many unfortunate events and unhappiness in my country = this too shall pass. In other news, wish real storm would come our way as we have not had rain in two months and it has been over 40C all the time.

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