Shards of a shattered sky
Scattered on sea spray,
Tossed on the back of a stallion storm –
The frowning face of the firmament has been torn,
Scarred by lightning,
Bruised with purple clouds.
Cowed by Thor’s thunder,
Heaven is going under.
Heaven is going under,
Cowed by Thor’s thunder.
Bruised with purple clouds,
Scarred by lightning,
The frowning face of the firmament has been torn,
Tossed on the back of a stallion storm –
Scattered on sea spray,
Shards of a shattered sky.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Open Link #180, where Björn is our host tonight.
I tried my hand at a mirror poem (also known as palindrome or specular poem) today. I was driving to the library yesterday morning and I just got a flashback of those wild late autumn and winter storms, which often batter the North Norfolk coast. I’m so looking forward to them!
writing in north norfolk 
great writing
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Thank you, Maureen!
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You have captured the feel of a great storm perfectly, though I doubt Thor has the ability to topple Heaven. 😉
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Just the one over North Norfolk 🙂
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I do like storms and your expressions of the violence rent upon the land is very apt.
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Thanks Brian!
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When I read your poem, with those rhymes I first thought of a romantic painting with a ship in storm with torn sails… wonderful how words can be a painting.
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I thought I had a download of a painting of just that scene but it must have been on my old PC. There is a Norfolk artist who really does this coast justice. Look this guy up on Facebook: Big Norfolk Skies
@BigNorfolkSkies. Thanks for your comments, Bjorn 🙂
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Yes.. I do see what you mean.
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So well done with vivid imagery, and powerful as a mirror poem!
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Thank you!
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The poem carries the power of a storm and I love the image with it.
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Thank you!
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You are welcome :o)
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Very atmospheric, well-executed palindrome that is just alive with the right amount of alliteration. Much enjoyed.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Vivid imagery of a storm, and an interesting poetic form, too.
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Thanks Merril!
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I can hear the wind howling!
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🙂
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Haven’t seen a palindrome for a while; yours is yummy scary. We are 100 miles from the coast here, but love to rent cottages by the sea in winter, to sit warm & snug facing a picture window, watching the huge waves battering the beach; negative ions & soaring surf are the dope, & beach combing post-storm is always hip & rich with booty.
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I agree about the negative ions and soaring surf, Glenn. Unfortunately, we don’t get much washed up on our beaches any more – just seaweed and the odd plastic bottle.
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What a storm that is ~ Love the mirror poem Kim ~
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Thank you, Grace!
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A dramatic sky for sure…like your imagery of stallion storm and bruise of purple clouds.
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We get those bruises a lot in our Norfolk skies!
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I really like the image of Thor and the Heavens battling it out…
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Thanks for reading, Margaret!
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I love the picture, the poem and the image you give me of the storm while Thor and Heavens battling to the end…thanks Kim it is awesome and amazing.
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I’m definitely looking forward to some autumn storms!
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One of my favorites today!
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Oh, thank you Sue! That’s so kind!
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Excellent. “A stallion storm” — that’s really cool.
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Thank you!
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Wonderful mirror poem! And such vivid descritions of the storm. No wonder you look forward to them.
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Thank you, Toni! We have purple clouds this evening but no storms were mentioned in the weather forecast 😔
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Divine imagery…I just love “shards of shattered sky” and “stallion sky”.
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Thanks Mish. The ‘shards of shattered sky’ popped into my head on the way to the library on Wednesday . I had to keep repeating them to myself while I was driving and when I got there I spoke the words into One Note on my mobile in case I forgot them!
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Gorgeous imagery.
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Thank you for reading and for your kind comment!
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Most welcome.
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Simply beautiful. The opening line is so very strong and engaging – I defy anyone not to want to read more!
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