Sonnet-3-The Flood Poem by Loke Kok yee

The violent flow of a huge deluge seems so powerful and unstoppable. I would not dare take the forces of nature for granted as what may seem safe today can be deadly tomorrow. How heartbreaking all that hard work and dreams swept away.

i'm not sure what you meant to say in these two lines: The monsoon has made it my way And everyone to safety bound.................made it my way does this mean the storm came towards you? .......................................................maybe bounded? as in 'removed/moved themselves' from the danger ..........................................................areas? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DULLY dully Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to dully: reverently dull (dŭl) adj. dull·er, dull·est 1. a. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring: a dull movie. b. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish: Business has been dull. 2. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt: a dull knife. 3. a. Not intensely or keenly felt: a dull ache. b. Not bright, vivid, or shiny: a dull brown; a glaze with a dull finish. c. Cloudy or overcast: a dull sky. d. Not clear or resonant: a dull thud. 4. Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid. 5. Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive: half-asleep and dull to the noises in the next room. 6. Dispirited; depressed: a dull mood. tr. & intr.v. dulled, dull·ing, dulls To make or become dull. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OR? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DULY du·ly ˈd(y) o͞olē/ adverb adverb: duly in accordance with what is required or appropriate; following proper procedure or arrangement. a document duly signed and authorized by the inspector synonyms: properly, correctly, appropriately, suitably, fittingly the document was duly signed as might be expected or predicted. I used the tent and was duly impressed synonyms: at the right time, on time, punctually he duly arrived to collect Alice - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Through leaking roofs they dully drips.......i like the d/d alliteration. i'd use drip with they - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a truly disheartening result of the flood: All my sweat and hopes it will take Even houses crumble at its height : (: ( 'favorite' lines [most expressive? ]: Nature had dictated that it will come and go Man has yet to find a plan to stem the flow..................man can try and sometimes succeed, but not always, especially when favorable or affordable living areas are in the pathway of a storm/flood. bri :) enjoyed the rhyming, when i took time to notice it. to MyPoemList..............it goes!

A touchy poem indeed.....Nicely written,10.

A heartfelt depiction on fury of flood so intensively depicted. Thanks for Sharing. - - - 10

A beautiful sonnet describing the fury of flood! What has been earned in a life time is swept away by the torrent of water! What great misery awaits the inhabitants of the waterlogged areas! A 10