About To Fall Poem by Viola Grey

About To Fall

Rating: 4.4


You can smell it in the air
long before the pavement darkens
with each fat, slow drop.
Electricity sparks upon our flesh
as the wind gathers pace,
throwing lifeless leaves
into the hungry current
of a night lush with life.
Here it comes.....
here it is.....
awash with copper scents,
like blood on your lips,
the storm begins.
Together, yet somehow alone,
we embrace the rain
and slowly pull apart.

6/11/08

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Estrella Baldemosa 09 November 2008

you are one of my favorites...a beauty in the abstract, this poem exemplifies... a 10

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Tom Balch 09 November 2008

This pulls/blows the reader into the storm, a really great read Viola 10/10 tom

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Who Iam 09 November 2008

One can truly smell it or see it in the air, the begining of most storms pre-empt themselves in various ways, I can visualize a different 'storm' through your words. You have captured this one very nicely.

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Patti Masterman 09 November 2008

Nice work Viola. I expect I am a sort of connoisseur of storms- living in the midwestern U.S.; tornado alley. Your description is so perfect it gives me chills just like a genuine thunderstorm.

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Ridge Cahill 10 November 2008

Very well done. Such excellent expression, Viola. You've incredible talent!

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Ellie- Daphne 13 May 2012

This is not only about rain... and storm......... This is a pciture showing............ What an exellent choise of words to paint the picture so important to YOU. WooooooooooooW

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Simon Collins 03 May 2012

Be still my beating heart! ! ! Just love that time before the rain on the coast

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gourmet....that's all I wanted to say but the silly requirement of at least 20 words took the life out of it.... so its gourmet.....

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Sonya Florentino 11 March 2009

this is where the weather simply mirrors the stormy relationship... beautiful!

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*Trusting You* 23 November 2008

You can smell it in the air long before the pavement darkens great lines. this is a piece of true poetry... a true poet... I love it. great job. Becca

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