POETRY

Lightning Strikes My Heart and Soul

A response to prompt emotions paint nature

Lightning cutting through the darkened sky edging closer as brontide rumbles become the tune of one hundred thousand snare drums beating a sonic shock wave shaking me to the core, buckling my knees, hair stands up on the back of my neck as the spine shivers;

my hands hasten to cover my ears as if it will make a difference.

This never fails to draw excitement from my soul, raw uncontrollable primordial energy we have no way of harnessing. I still have fear; it may just strike me in one of life’s freak accidents.

Reaching for the camera to get that one in a million perfect shot, the one I can publish, get a wee prize for, ah feck it, I will just take a lower quality movie, pick a still and submit it here.

James G Brennan 2021

Thank you Trisha Traughber for this prompt, Emotions, Paint, Nature”. Read Trisha’s delightful poetry and feel free to join in!

Thank you as always Trisha Traughber for giving my words a platform. 🙏 Thank you all for reading and your precious time. Always. J. 🙏✨