Poetry Thursday

In my random blog reading, I came across this site: http://poetrythursday.org/. They publish a weekly writing prompt to encourage exploring poetry. I must admit that I have yet to work with the prompts. But today is Thursday and the prompt is about writing poetry from an image - preferably one that you can post with the poem.

It just so happens that this day, in particular, lends itself nicely to a poem image, so I'll try my hand at a little free verse. I even have a picture to go with it. But I have to make one confession before I start. The picture is an afterthought. It is really the smell that is driving today's poem. Those of you who have lived in the desert will probably think of it immediately.


Spring desert thunderstorm growing on the sky line
Tamar barks at the growling big sky dog
Trees quiver in anticipation
Storm clouds coming

Sidewalks sigh
Cool water wind
Purple cotton sky
Green stubborn trees
Wet dust smell from dry

Spring desert thunderstorm blowing north to far horizons
Growling sky with distant canine choruses
Trees drip quiet little showers
Storm clouds fly