Zabby
Stanzas | 2 |
Lines | 8 = 16 lines |
Syllable/Words | 10 syllables/line |
Rhymes | |
Repeat | Line 1 |
So this is a zabby and a half. I needed an extra stanza.
Edge of the Storm
1 When the birds started their trilling again
I knew at last the storm had passed us by.
A micro-burst had struck fifteen miles away,
A tornado had touched down just forty.
5 The T.V. was telling everyone to
Heed the tornado warnings until 8:00.
At 7:39 a new line hit.
At first it was cool and then I was scared.
When the birds started their trilling again
10 And the sky started to lighten up
My anxiety started to level off.
And by 8:10 P.M. it was over.
No more rain, thunder in the distance.
The lightening had quit flashing around me;
15 Some bolts of which had struck very close by.
The T.V., which had quit, was broadcasting.
When the birds started their trilling again
I knew a smidge of what Joplin had felt
But I still can’t imagine that horror.
20 In a half hour, my world had been shaken
But at least it was still, completely, here.
The lightening may have struck a few trees down,
But I’ve turned the computer back on
And sit here without fear of being hit.
Beth Ellen Cook
6-1-2011
