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Jupiter, Storm God
Reigning over pouring rain
Whipping wind as reins
Bringing home prosperity
Leading Rome to victory
Copyright 2017- Vivian Zems
Vivian Zems
Mum, author and dentist is how I describe myself. I love creating pictures from words. Sometimes a painter, other times a weaver- words are my tool; trying to create something beautiful. When I was nine, my dad introduced me to audio books. I was hooked. With his guidance, I fell into a world where words became life simply by weaving them together. So here I am, living out my passion- reading and writing! Enjoy the ride with me 😁😁
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Smell The Coffee 
September 12, 2017 at 10:29 pm
Loving this tanka and its accompanying illustration. Storm God indeed…with lightning bolts and thunder claps…the heavens roar and war under his realm! Glad you posted for this one! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 10:43 pm
Thanks Lillian! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 10:37 pm
I love this!!
I find myself wishing there was more…
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September 12, 2017 at 10:43 pm
Thanks N !
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September 13, 2017 at 10:17 am
Congratulations on your win! Well done. That sonnet was beautiful :). I’ve just joined Poetry Planet…..looks fun!
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September 13, 2017 at 11:19 am
Thanks Vivian! that’s great, let’s have some fun there. 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 12:24 pm
I’m looking forward to it 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 10:52 pm
What a wild ride of a poem! It is raining gently here. The time for storms here was the summer and it is almost passed.
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September 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm
Thanks Kanzen. Raining…. where are you?
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September 13, 2017 at 12:14 am
I’m in VA
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September 13, 2017 at 9:25 am
Not familiar with VA……I could make a wild guess like Vietnam….but I’m probably wrong.
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September 12, 2017 at 11:01 pm
Impressive getting all 3 forms of the word in there! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 11:11 pm
Thank you 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 11:06 pm
How amazing is this?! That image of Jupiter holding reins of whipping wind.
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September 12, 2017 at 11:23 pm
Thank you 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 11:43 pm
Well crafted poem, Vivian. Speaks volumes!
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September 13, 2017 at 12:02 am
Thank you 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 12:00 am
A Storm God with befitting poem! Well done.
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September 13, 2017 at 12:03 am
Glad you liked it. Thank you 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 9:31 am
Hi Bev, I tried to follow you on your page….but to no avail. Any tips?
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September 13, 2017 at 1:21 am
I like the line: “Whipping wind as reins” The rain coming down sometimes seems like it is being whipped by the wind.
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September 13, 2017 at 8:29 am
Yes it does…. thanks you 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 5:12 am
Oh the force of nature – I can imagine how you saw a god behind the rain and thunder.
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September 13, 2017 at 7:55 am
Thanks Björn, luckily I didn’t have far to look. Jupiter was the Roman God of the sky and lightening…… so the prompt seemed to be all about him! Thanks for the comment 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 7:56 am
It could have been Thor from where I’m coming… 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 8:19 am
You’re right… wasn’t he the God of thunder….? Too many gods… can’t keep up!
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September 13, 2017 at 2:28 pm
I love your image of using the wind as reins. Perfect, Vivian!
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September 13, 2017 at 3:25 pm
Thanks, Sarah. Glad you liked it 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 8:15 pm
Love the rhythm of this, and the chiming words. It makes it almost seem like a chant.
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September 13, 2017 at 11:42 pm
Thank you 🙂 Glad you liked it !
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September 14, 2017 at 5:14 am
Nice tanka! It’s impressive that you used all 3 (rein/reign/rain) in such a short poem.
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September 14, 2017 at 7:29 am
Thank you 😊 It wouldn’t have been possible without Jupiter being who he was!
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September 14, 2017 at 11:25 am
Oh! My God!!
Ancient culture have been flowing around with gods.
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September 14, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Yes, indeed! 🙂
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September 17, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Vivian , very beautiful description of Lord Jupiter. In hinduism , Lord Indra is God of rains, and people worship him too for prosperity and happiness 🙂
Cheers
MeenalSonal from AuraOfThoughts
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September 17, 2017 at 8:31 pm
Thank you, I’m so glad you can relate
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