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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: RAIN (04/18/19)
I offer no apology
To fans of meteorology
For an inborn inside track
I use to sniff out coming rain


The maps and super smart devices
Reporting storms and scary crises
Are fine for those who do not trust
My predictions fueled by pain


This barometric body knows
Approaching highs and sneaky lows
And never fails to let me feel
The latest news down to my toes


A TV guy declares out loud
The skies are blue without a cloud
But I just smile and listen to
Those joints that scream right through my clothes


Fingers aching, knees not bending
A sure-fire flag tempest is pending
Global climate warm or freezing
May have some points I do not buy


But pressures from within my form
Report a front is at my door
No matter news that’s up-to-date
My aching limbs will never lie


A heads-up notice on the score
Sprinkle small or big downpour
Air pressure nudges from without
But more important as a guide


Like Holy Spirit in our hearts
(That still small voice that sends those darts)
To warn of danger on horizons
It pays to heed the turning tide


Storms may come, and storms may go
To drench our crops or overflow
Fall on the just as well as not
But in the end the bottom line


Considers how we meet what comes
And how we total up our sums
So, when precip is on the way
I feel so blessed…there was a sign!

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Francy Judge 
04/26/19
I enjoyed your poem--fun to read and tied in with a good message. Great job!
Dave Walker 
04/26/19
I loved this clever, descriptive, well constructed poem.
Barbara Culler 
04/26/19
This was a fun read! At first, I was thinking the MC could be a dog-sniffing out the rain, but I was wrong. I've known people who can tell when it will rain due to the pain in their joints. Though I'm arthritic, that is not a "skill" that I have!
C D Swanson 
04/27/19
Great job with the topic, well done!
Blessings~
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
05/01/19
This is great. I can totally take. The flow seemed effortless. The touch of humor sprinkled throughout was a perfect touch. The ending was profound and a powerful message. I think your take on the topic was original and fresh.
Betty Castleberry
05/01/19
I can relate to this. I, too, am a "barometer." We always get it right, don't we? This was a fun read. Kudos.
Jude Harris 
05/02/19
I love this! Congratulations on your win!
Bonnie Bowden 
05/03/19
Congratulations on your 2nd place finish, Linda.

They just had a segment on our local news about people, especially arthritis suffers, who can feel the pain in their joints before rainy weather.
Loni Bowden-Horn 
05/03/19
Linda,

Congratulations on your 2nd place finish in EC.

This poem was well crafted. I liked how you tied in the storms of life with God guiding you through them
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
05/04/19
Congratulations on your EC! Happy Dance!