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 Edited by ihaveausername at 2018-10-8 06:22 PM  
 
Author's Note: I wanted to give haikus a try, so this particular poem is made up of a bunch of them (which is why it doesn't rhyme and why there is some weird spacing). I feel like you already know this, but just in case, haikus are short poems that use a 5-7-5 meter (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables). They're usually stand-alone, but I've linked a whole bunch together into an almost-story here. As always, enjoy!  
 
A Showcase of Thunder 
So it begins now 
Take your places, everyone 
Curtain going up.  
 
The wind, it swirls as 
Droplets fall from the heavens 
Before this, silence.  
 
A thunderous crash sounds 
From high above, and with it 
Comes sheets of fire 
 
Fire in the sky 
Bright, jagged reminders of 
Nature's true power 
 
A downpour cometh 
Rounded raindrops soak the earth 
The sky is a stone 
 
A gray stone above 
Not calm, but patterned- flecked with 
Light, also shadow 
 
Shadow casts over 
Earth, cut by the powerful 
Wonderous sounds and sights 
 
A silent rumble  
In the Earth announces that 
It's nearly over 
 
Sky clears, rain stops, end.  
Curtain down again. Good job. 
Good show, everyone.  
 
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