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Senryu Chain (5/7/5): A Year Of Extremes
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In one area,
flooding, heavy winter snows
create misery;

while in another,
the ground cries out for relief
from drought conditions.

Who can we blame for
all of this:  global warming
or is it God's fault?

Hurricanes ravaged
the Southern United States
in record numbers;

fewer tornadoes
danced down from the skies but tell
that to those who died;

unending heat waves
competed with bitter cold
in search of headlines.

You know it's bad when
the weather becomes the news ...
but every day??

A year of extremes -
let's all pray two thousand six
is more ... well ... NORMAL.

(c) 2005, Karla Dorman.


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 Reviews of "Senryu Chain (5/7/5): A Year Of Extremes"
Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on December 29, 2005
Dual of Diablo and his inferno vs. the Sky Goddess who keeps herself safely tucked under the Queen Cloud. It's just the world letting us know that it still Rocks 'n Rolls ... and The Thunder Rolls, belts out Garth Brooks! Have You Seen The Rain, blasts Creedence Clearwater Revival! Blowin' In the Wind, sings the poet Bob Dylan! Snowbird, spread your tiny wings and fly, sings Anne Murray, Wildfire spreads Michael Martin Murphy's handsome vocal cords!

Sage

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on December 29, 2005
Very well done, Karla... this chain flows naturally and effortlessly like cascade. Nay, a torrent - but perhaps that is not the word we are looking for here! Who can say? What can we say? Except "Let's pray"... Yes, often I wonder about the "oddness" of life being lost in a moment or two of "freak" conditions. Must add to the intensity of everything being totally surreal. May you hold a candle of peace in your heart whose flame is protected to sustain you in the times ahead. Happy New Year to you! LOL Kate xx

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on December 29, 2005
Thought provoking read....thanks for sharing!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Carole Mathys
Reviewed on December 29, 2005
Well penned Karla, heres to the new year.

Carole...love and peace

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on December 29, 2005
Every 30 or 50 or so years these type of years appear, per climatologists and meteorologists etc...so we had our bad year, now time for a good one, hopefully...Ed & "pray for snow" Rufuz

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on December 29, 2005
A year of deadly weather extremes, indeed, and perhaps Armeggedon does draw near. But praying for a much more tranquil 2006 is a wonderful idea, Karla.

Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
Here, here!
Very well scripted, Karla!
Peace,
Carolyn

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
It does feel as though with each ensuing year the disasters multiply and mankind becomes less tolerant of their brothers. Just when I think we have had as much as could possibly handle, here comes another swipe of nature’s wrath and man's inhumanity to man. Is it the prophecy that we have read about? Is all of this merely a peek into what is coming? I think we have to just be strong and remain faithful as we face each new trial. Great chain, Karla.
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Carmen Ruggero
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
Most definitely. The many natural desasters we've experienced have cast a spell of fear. I don't like it.

Carmen

Reviewed by Jill Eisnaugle
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
Amen. I have been telling people all week long that, as a poet, if I can make it through 2006 without having to write either a memorial or a tribute to some natural or other disaster, that is all I want for next year. If pain hits me, I'm strong enough to take it, but I pray that the seas are calmer, the chemical plants are quieter, and the world, as a whole, is much brighter next year. Happy New Year, Karla.

Jill

Reviewed by F William Broome
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
"Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does damn thing about it." Loosely translated from Mark RTwin Clements Samuel, or his twin.

When the world has a "Normal" year of weather, we should fear then, the wrath of God. Hell, all of this stuff has been polluting the world for thousands and zillions of years. Environmentiists just got hold a a new few words, and they're eager to use them on everyone but themselves.
Doesn't every intlligent person know that the world is not safe for human consumption? C'mon, read history... and believe it.
Your Soothsayer Friend, Bill


Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
This is a weather pattern we are not use to but it is normal and will play itself out over time. I wonder what the next pattern will be like?

Reviewed by Joseph* OneLight*® (Reader)
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
A lot of strange things seem to be happening in the world today.

Love & Light,
Joseph

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
The weather is in a weird holding pattern. Has something to do with the jet stream. I heard it would be with us for about five years. I hope not.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on December 28, 2005
Thought provoking , well thought out Senryu Karla!
The weather is strange, but it has been before it is cyclical, and though we may have more one thing than another, history shows it has happened before and the reason they give is that the Earth needs to adjust itself to changes. Who really knows for sure;-) Only Creator!

Have a healthy Happy New Year!
Love,
Eileen

Reviewed on December 28, 2005
Karla,

Straaaaaaaaaaange weather we are having...one wonders if God is on His Way here; it won't be long, and we'd best be ready. He is letting us know that soon He will come; and we'd best take heed. Good, thought provoker of a write; as always, great job! BRAVA!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :(


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