March 15, 2010

Daily Poem 11: Stormy Petrels

By writewithlightning

You found a hair: not yours.

The stormy petrels swarm

Around my excuses

And vanish in the calm

When you believe me.

This beautiful painting is thanks to Tammy.  Please check out the websites http://tammygravina.com/wordpress2/www,tammygravina.com/ and http://www.tammygravina.com/ They are linked on the right as well.

stormy petrel

–noun

1. the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.

2. a person who causes or likes trouble or strife.

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I'm a published Canadian poet and fiction writer, posting haiku daily @writelightning on most social media sites. Please like and comment so that I know you're reading. It means a lot to me! View all posts by writewithlightning

This entry was posted on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 07:30 and tagged with bird, cheating, poem, poetry, raven, stormy petrels, tammy gravina, tornado and posted in Poems. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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4 responses to “Daily Poem 11: Stormy Petrels”

• mayahlillium
  March 15th, 2010 at 07:34

  short but beautiful, keep it up 🙂

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• Jonathan
  March 15th, 2010 at 07:37

  Ah, using both meanings in a single usage. Nice. (This is as sophisticated as my poetry reading gets).

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• writewithlightning
  March 15th, 2010 at 08:38

  And that’s about as sophisticated as my poetry writing gets Jon 😉

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• Penelope
  March 15th, 2010 at 09:49

  Gorgeous art, Tammy! Great find, and beautifully paced poem.

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