Impending Storm

Every blade of grass stands at attention
Horses sniff, sense the alert
Even the sun stands still

Written for #OctPoWriMo

Scansion:
Kimo
Israeli version of the haiku
no movement in the imagery
syllabic: 10-7-6
unrhymed

3 Replies to “Impending Storm”

rlbussell says:

November 3, 2018 at 21:15

“Even the sun stands still.” Is this an allusion to Joshua?

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1. Abigail Gronway says:
  
  November 4, 2018 at 22:45
  
  Yes, it is, Roger. Very astute of you to pick up on that.
  
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  1. rlbussell says:
    
    November 4, 2018 at 22:45
    
    Marvelous
    
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