Biographical Poetry posted March 6, 2020 |
A cascade potlach poem
Morbid fear of storms
by Chrissy710
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This is a true story that still hold me in fear today I hate storms and still run inside in fear of lightening I cannot watch it under any circumstance ( except on the TV etc) but if there is a storm around me I quickly go inside , close all the blinds and curtains so I can't see the lightning. When I was four years old I lived on my grandparents farm with my father and brother ( my mother died when I was three) I remember a storm had arrived and my grandfather taking me outside to show me the lightning he explained that the 'sheet lightning' was quite safe but then a big 'fork lightning' appeared and he said to me "See that fork lightning that will kill you". So with that I ran inside and I have been scared stiff of lightning ever since
I am now 67 and the sound of Thunder still has me in a panic and I only feel once inside and yes I do pull the blinds down and shut the curtains and if in bed I pull the cover up over my head
I cannot get over this fear my family think I am silly but they understand my fear
PS I loved my grandfather but not this story of the lightning
I thought this prompt may be suitable as this fear has been with me all my life
Thanks Jan for this challenge
I hope my poem meet cascade requirements
Image is from Google images
Thanks for reading my work
Cheer Christine
I am now 67 and the sound of Thunder still has me in a panic and I only feel once inside and yes I do pull the blinds down and shut the curtains and if in bed I pull the cover up over my head
I cannot get over this fear my family think I am silly but they understand my fear
PS I loved my grandfather but not this story of the lightning
I thought this prompt may be suitable as this fear has been with me all my life
Thanks Jan for this challenge
I hope my poem meet cascade requirements
Image is from Google images
Thanks for reading my work
Cheer Christine
Club entry for the "Cascade for week of 2-6-2020" event in "Put Pen To Paper Potlatch Poetry Club". Locate a writing club.
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