Purple Fingers

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    Purple Fingers

    As purple fingers ink across the
    darkened sky, the world alights
    with electric energy.
    The distant flashes forewarn of
    a coming storm.
    Seen for miles around,
    the storm clouds gain strength
    as lightening shoots
    through the ever rising
    columns of air. Now, as a fierce
    thunderstorm,
    it sends people running for cover
    as the sky opens and pours its rain
    over the countryside.
    Tomorrow, tonight will be a distant
    memory, but for now, there are
    purple fingers dancing
    in the sky.

    Copyright by Anita Lewis Longino

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    ClearlySays commented on Purple Fingers

    01-29-2011

    Beautiful! I can just imagine a Godly chameleon, if that makes any sense lol. I've heard a metaphor such as "God painting his sky" (as if with a brush) To imagine his fingers ARE the brush is a metaphor I'm fond of. Very charming.

    skymist2

    01/29/2011

    This poem was inspired by a picture of beautiful purple lightning but your image described is better. Thanks for taking time to read and comment. Sky

    Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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