Strike

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Lightning Strike

It speaks.
A voice
in the near distance.

A sudden visitation of
lightning that
vanishes.

A flash
like a wandering
thought.

It breaks the air. 
Such are its
libertine ways.

And it roars like a lion,
then a heartbeat,
              low and warm.

Image is from Unsplash (via their iPhone app). Shared with @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay on Twitter   ©Misky 2021

7 responses to “Strike”

  1. those last 3 lines are so surprising… the beginning is a gate crasher, the end is a sexy singer. 😀

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    1. I love a twist, don’t you? 🤣

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      1. Absolutely. And who doesn’t want a sexy singer crashing their party?!

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  2. Warm at least to anything it touches 🤣

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  3. A cracker! Electric! 🙂

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