Lunch Break: 1872

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

1872

parched dry those stones fit -
wilted desire spells drought
curled leaves sighing crunch
© gillena cox 2016

Revisit
beausejour 2012
bush fire 2010
twists 2009

Written for Susan's prompt
mid week motif~ climate

Furthermore, Susan informs us: "Technically, climate is a set of weather statistics gathered over many years, a summary of tendencies in a region condensed from many spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere."

29 comments:

Sanaa Rizvi said...: Wow!! That's one magnificent piece.
Beautifully done.

Lots of love,
Sanaa; 9:48 AM
Jae Rose said...: I could hear that crunch..almost like a marker in a quiet meditation...; 9:57 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said...: Yes, I heard the crunch too. Smiles.; 10:18 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks Sanaa

Much love...; 10:32 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for your appreciation Jae

Much love...; 10:33 AM
Susan said...: That drought image works in more ways than one. Wilted crunch--my goodness! Fine poem.; 11:22 AM
Bekkie Sanchez said...: I can so feel that Gillena! California is still having a drought and I know what it's like. All the water dries up and the land thirsts for rain. Nice photo too! Hugs!; 12:34 PM
Carrie Van Horn said...: Beautifully penned Gillena. :-); 1:17 PM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for your appreciation Susan

Much love...; 3:57 PM
Old Egg said...: Sadly there will be a lot more crunching in the future if we keeping messing withe the climate though our neglect. How great it was to read these words.; 5:20 PM
Truedessa said...: The land is thirsty so many areas need rain. I could hear the crunching..; 5:51 PM
Magyar said...: This rain drop; a crater in the dust; torrent. _m; 7:16 PM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for your appreciation Bekkie

Much love...; 8:44 PM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks Carrie

Much love...; 8:45 PM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for your appreciation Robin

Much love...; 8:46 PM
Gillena Cox said...: Happy you dropped in Trudessa

Much love...; 8:46 PM
kaykuala said...: A drought can be most damning. Wilted crunch so it is!

Hank; 4:08 AM
Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...: Succinctly says it all!; 8:50 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for dropping in Hank

Much love...; 9:15 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for your appreciation Rosemary

Much love...; 9:16 AM
rallentanda said...: You evoke hot and dry brilliantly...I can smell the heat. Well done !; 9:48 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks for dropping in Tall

Much love...; 12:57 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks Carol

Much love...; 12:58 AM
Amit Agarwal said...: Terrific! I loved it!; 7:09 AM
Margaret said...: Much "drought" is man made - think AZ and all those homes built where there is little (or no) water - it needs to be pumped in from lakes and such - and then we wonder "what is the problem". Truly crazy.; 10:42 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Thanks Amit

Much love...; 10:49 AM
Gillena Cox said...: Truly Margaret, many of the our environmental problems lie in bad planning and management of resources

Happy you dropped in

Much love...; 10:51 AM
Adelaide said...: Happy Easter, gillena.

Adelaide; 5:16 PM
Gillena Cox said...: Thank you Adelaide

much love...; 2:29 PM