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Torrential rain, blinding wind howling, Dark heavy clouds ominously scowling, Brilliant radiant light of electric flashes, Following the lightning, defiant crashes, Loudest blasts make brave men cower, Thunder so deafening it exudes power, I was born of a powerful thunderstorm. Still attached to its base, I will spawn. Nature’s most violent, I am called TORNADO, 300 miles per hour, my winds will blow. A rotating column of air touching the ground, Violently spinning with a horrendous sound. I will cause fatalities at a devastating rate, Buildings, and whole towns, I will annihilate, People panic seeing my deadly approach, Over fields and farms and cities I encroach. Lifting up animals, houses and cars in my wake, My tempest is unending, with fury, victims I take, Finally cold down drafts signal my final gust. I slowly cease rotating and turn to dust.

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Sotto Poet

Date: 9/2/2023 10:03:00 AM

Back with hearty congratulations on your amply-deserved win with this great personification poem, SV.

Speaks Volumes
Date: 9/2/2023 2:06:00 PM

Thank you dear friend

Joseph May

Date: 9/2/2023 6:42:00 AM

Leaving devastation in its wake, Congrats on your win, Very nicely done

Speaks Volumes
Date: 9/2/2023 2:06:00 PM

Thank you Joseph. I appreciate being awarded a place in your contest.

Valsa George

Date: 8/23/2023 9:44:00 PM

Great personification ! With Tornado, Nature's fury is unleashed. Wreaking havoc, it moves on. Its torrential devastaing strength is powerfully delienated. How cleverly you have summed up its gradual death ! This goes into my FAVE. All the best dear friend !

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/23/2023 10:14:00 PM

Oh Valsa thank you so much. Your lovely comment is so very much appreciated. Cheers my friend.

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/22/2023 12:21:00 PM

Dear, SV, your personification and descriptive writing in this poem are outstanding. You deftly weave the character's rage into the threads of the story. And you have used rhyme, playfulness, and great profundity to submit a contest entry that is simply flawless. Your writing is really vivid because due to your careful attention to detail and the compelling nature of the poem. BOL in the contest

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/22/2023 5:45:00 PM

One day if I live to be 150, my ability to post descriptive passages using a heightened, immensely broad vocabulary such as yours, Las. THEN I will call myself a poet. Right now I am content to be a person that writes poems. Thank you for your wonderful comment, and for keeping the bar so high it encourages me to keep improving. SV

Tom Woody

Date: 8/22/2023 11:38:00 AM

Whew! You described the maelstrom well. I just hope I never have to come face to face with one of those bad girls

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/22/2023 5:35:00 PM

Me too Tom.. Many thanks for your comment.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/22/2023 10:34:00 AM

- An awesome personification, S.V. ... but not at all the way I think about your personality :) ... "My tempest is unending, with fury, victims I take ... I was born of a powerful thunderstorm" ... powerful forces in your words :) - hugs

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/22/2023 5:34:00 PM

Beautiful friend, you made me laugh ! I would like to say that's the nicest thing anyone ever said to me, but you know I would be joking. You made my day, Anne-Lise. Thank you for your lovely compliment. SV (Super Violent ????) LOL

Joe Dimino

Date: 8/22/2023 9:59:00 AM

Outstanding storm! You get a FAV from me.

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/22/2023 10:30:00 AM

Wow Joe, thank you so much. Best wishes from SV

Hiya Sharma

Date: 8/22/2023 2:09:00 AM

Oh wow, the personification is brilliantly done in this piece.. Describing the characteristics whilst blending with wrath and emotions, such an impeccable take for the contest.. The rhymes, wordplay, depth.. Everything is so meticulous and intriguing, along with being evocative..

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/22/2023 3:13:00 AM

Hiya thank you for your generous comment of my poem. Its really appreciated,

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 8/22/2023 12:46:00 AM

Great personification with splendid descriptions.

Speaks Volumes
Date: 8/22/2023 3:11:00 AM

Thank you , very nice of you to comment.