Weather Pattern
I can be my own weather pattern
silencing scientific calculations
with
just
one
spark–
set myself ablaze
burn everything I touch
melt everything I see
consume anything I hear
char anything I taste
cast a cloud of smoke to envelop anything I smell
nothing
will
extinguish
this
inferno
pyrocumulonimbus clouds form above me
how (?)
the feathered buoyant air
rises faster than the phoenix,
quick to cool and spread its wings,
water vapor condenses and collects on soaring ash
an intensifying updraft
drops a sudden downburst of death-destined drops to calm the blaze
and it’s not enough:
it
will
never
be
enough
downdrafts of cooled air collects tiny embers
and carries them to fresh fodder
where they will
settle
for
nothing
less
than creating their own pyres
to remind me
that natural destruction is
inevitable
inevitable
unavoidable
expected
natural
and
just–
I
am
my own weather pattern
17 thoughts on "Weather Pattern"
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Very powerful words. Really interesting form with this too, a well crafted poem all around
Thanks N. D. I appreciate your kind feedback. There are some edits that wouldn’t take in the “write poem” box:
Further spacing among the last liss, and the second “natural” should be italicized. 🤦♀️
*list
The form truly does make this one, H.A. It makes it feel as wild, strong, and driven as the words say.
The opening couplet sets the scene, but the “list” in the second full stanza drives the tone home.
Thanks, Joseph.
I can actually feel the downdrafts and the clouds forming in this poem. The raw power of the weather patterns that can’t be extinguished really comes through.
Thank you for your close readings this year. You really are a gem!
Much appreciated, Linda! Thank YOU for reading and for cheering me on this summer. It’s been (and continues to be) wonderful. You are a gem, too! 💜
Love how you use the whole page, HA, like a towering cloud.
Thank you, Bill! The spacing doesn’t always translate in the “write poem” box. I appreciate that you like this poem’s spacing. Thanks for being a frequent and generous reader. 🙂
You are “ablaze’ H.A. Each poem of yours that I’ve read holds truth and creativity. So far, this one is my favorite.
love the poem within the poem in the bolded words:
spark–/inferno/how (?)/ never/nothing/just–/my own
The shape of these poem gives incredible movement and energy, allowing it to breathe and power us to this most excellent ending:
I
am
my own weather pattern
Thank you, Pam! I really appreciate that you’ve enjoyed my writing this year. That means a lot. 💜 Thanks for reading and for taking care and time to leave such generous and uplifting feedback. Here’s to 8 more days!
You are most welcome. I appreciate your good feedback on mine. And yes! to 8 more days!
💜🥳
I love how unencumbered you are by fixed form. Your words and visual elements take flight, just like those embers from the flame. Well done.
Many thanks, Lee. Truly. I appreciate your support snd kind words. Thank you for reading.
I love how the form and content adds to a cyclical effect–making this feel like irreputable truth. Love “to remind me
that natural destruction is/inevitable…”
Thanks, Shaun. I was recently reading more about wildfires and weather patterns. The inspiration hit and the poem happened to fall onto the page
Thank you for reading!