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WIND AND RAIN (Onomatopoeia), a poem by Lee Emmett, Australia

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WIND AND RAIN (Onomatopoeia)

westerly whips up waves
sloshes, splashes on shore
seagull winging bravely
slipstreams, flaps some more

rain patters and splatters
drops, plops on windscreen
meditative silence shatters
fresh gust wakes from daydream

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Lee Emmettthanks Femi, glad you like onomatopoeia ...Australia1/9/2010 10:09:01 AM
Femi Quaiteyi like the idea potrayed by the poem. you are a good writerNigeria1/6/2010 8:36:26 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Elizabeth, according to the site, have written over 4000, but many of them are more 'thoughts' than poems ... Australia12/18/2009 7:57:48 AM
Elizabeth OlesenNicely written, Lee. I can feel the movements of the rain and wind. I wonder how many poems have you written? You are very productive, I tell you. Thanks. Denmark12/17/2009 12:27:29 PM
Lee Emmettthanks for your enthusiastic response to the onomatopoeia, Karina ...Australia12/17/2009 8:41:03 AM
Karina Jebodhsinghthis is a truly wonderful poemTrinidad12/17/2009 8:09:31 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Stacy, onomatopoeia can be found all over the place ...Australia6/24/2009 11:34:27 PM
stacyhey thats such a nice poem and it makes me feel as if im there cool keep writting more such a nice poem did i mention that:) australia6/24/2009 6:38:39 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Michael, remember this afternoon of onomatopoeia well ...Australia5/21/2009 8:35:52 AM
Michael CaasiIt is a glorious figuratively spoken poem. Applied several kinds of figures of speech! Wonderful Lee.Philippines5/21/2009 6:00:49 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Ovie, example of onomatopoeia in real life ... was sitting in warm comfort of car while wild day was happening all around ....Australia5/21/2009 5:01:00 AM
Ovie OloriBrevity of thoughts in this sweet piece of writing, keep the good work rollingNigeria5/20/2009 12:35:16 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Kripasindhu, enjoy writing, so will probably continue ... though onomatopoeia only happen every so often ...Australia5/13/2009 9:44:15 AM
Kripasindhu Sarkarsimply awesome.... Lee write more..... write thousands or even millions... i want your name to be taken with all great poets till today...India5/13/2009 7:59:34 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Jordan, good that the onomatopoeia was useful to you ... a reading quilt, now there's something new!Australia5/8/2009 5:27:31 AM
JordanI like the poem I am using it for school for a readng quiltU.S.A5/7/2009 7:10:47 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Anonymous, this was written on 08.07.08 thanks homie<3, glad you like onomatopoeiaAustralia5/7/2009 9:35:08 AM
i need the date this was published!5/6/2009 8:24:46 PM
homie<3yo homie! i love the poem! i used it for my poetry notebook..this project in school..yea so thanks it amazing girlyy:) heheh5/6/2009 8:23:20 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Rebecca, onomatopoeia lives at the seaside ...Australia4/2/2009 10:19:15 AM
rebecca cooperi love this poem. i can really hear it. it is beautifulusa4/2/2009 8:54:09 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Olivia, glad the onomatopoeia was okay for your project ...Australia3/26/2009 9:19:42 PM
oliviahay lee its olivia i had to use your onomatopoeia poem for a project i had to do your poem really help me thanks alot lee.philadelphia3/26/2009 12:20:49 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Chris, enjoy writing onomatopoeia sometimes ... big words come and go, depends on mood ...Australia3/10/2009 1:06:35 AM
ChrisYour poem is good. It will help a lot of kids that look for examples. Also like your big words.U.S.A3/9/2009 4:34:43 PM
Lee Emmettthanks TME, glad you found this onomatopoeis helpful ...Australia3/4/2009 11:18:55 PM
TMEHey Lee Emmett i used your poem Wind and Rain for a poetry project as an onomatopoeia exaple its very creative!! :)USA3/4/2009 3:27:28 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Anonymous, nature provides source of many onomatopoeia ...Australia3/3/2009 6:52:23 PM
nice poemUSA3/3/2009 2:37:05 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Lala,wrote this onomatopoeia sitting in car, watching the storm come through at the beach ...Australia2/28/2009 1:35:21 AM
lalai likieamerica2/27/2009 10:49:41 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Mandyyy, 'westerly' is the direction of the wind, 'slipstreams' is moving quickly in the direction of flow, 'meditative' is thoughtful ...Australia2/27/2009 7:23:37 AM
MandyyyCONFUSING! TOO MANY BIG WORDS! AHHH! ha but i liked wht i understood. :)USAA2/26/2009 9:31:44 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Sarah, hope one of the onomatopoeia on site meets your requirements ...Australia2/19/2009 9:39:33 PM
sarahi might use this 4 my homework2/19/2009 7:58:28 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Autumn, perhaps not the best onomatopoeia ... it's always a challenge to find 'sound words' in a particular context ...Australia2/18/2009 8:22:33 AM
autumn curtisyes. It has really smart words that can speak to any reader. good job. Write more? I'm a big fan, i also love poetry and yours is greatu.s.a.2/17/2009 7:09:51 PM
Lee Emmetthi Anonymous, could take the issue of grade up with teacher, perhaps ...Australia2/17/2009 7:00:14 AM
I don't like it. Tried it for school and teacher gave me bad grade. >:I >:I >:I >:I >:I >:I >:I2/16/2009 4:17:14 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Dog, glad you like the onomatopoeia ...Australia2/10/2009 3:08:48 AM
dogawesomecanada2/9/2009 6:56:07 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Artis, enjoy writing onomatopoeia occasionally ... glad you found something useful for projectAustralia1/23/2009 7:02:55 PM
ARTIS MORRISLEE EMMETT,AUSTRALIA I LIKE YOUR POEM ON WIND AND RAIN I ALSO GOT ONE OF YOUR POEMS TO USE FOR MY PROJECT.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ON YOUR POETRY HOPE TO FIND GOOD POEMS LIKE YOURS UNITED STATES1/23/2009 9:37:21 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Sammie, about to go to beach again ... might find some more sounds ...Australia1/5/2009 9:21:22 PM
sammie bagleya very beautiful poemUSA1/5/2009 7:59:00 PM
Lee Emmettthanks Bob, the beach is a great place to find onomatopoeia ...Australia1/1/2009 11:48:15 PM
bobawsomeusa1/1/2009 12:52:03 PM
Lee Emmettthanks whoever responded in 'almost-my' name!!!Australia12/22/2008 3:54:49 AM
lee emmaetthis poem is tooooooooooooooooooooooo shot however intrestingaustraila12/21/2008 9:59:16 AM
Lee Emmettthanks Mike, onomatopoeia is a fun form of poetry ...Australia12/9/2008 7:48:53 AM

 

 
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