Like hooves of thunder pounding sand,
I hear the distant battle cry.
Faint rumbles on the zephyr,
echoing throughout the wind blown dunes.
The sounds come alive with intensity,
tinges of red flash in the darkened sky.
Death looms beyond the ridge,
nearing ever so slowly, ever so surely.
The moonlight draws shadows upon the bluff,
there every movement seen but not heard.
Stark realization makes hearts pound within.
for there is no buffer, only the sea.
Bravery shall abound,
as shells burst with distant thunder,
reality and lives flash before young and old.
Minuscule in strength, their fate is sealed.
Amid raging war, solace has been found,
come quickly peace, death with honor.
The winds of war ride ocean breezes,
a sea shall run red before the dawn.
Author notes
Anything Really - Option #1
A contest entry
- A Sound of Thunder by Mystikrypton.
411 points, ended February 22, 2007, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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late hood wink
The moonlight draws shadows upon the bluff,
there every movement seen but not heard.
Stark realization makes hearts pound within.
for there is no buffer, only the sea.
i love these lines it was put in a way I have not thought of before it sound so lovely. As thunder nears comparing it to horse hooves you hear off in a distance great idea at times it does sound like a war
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Awesome.
I liked the poem very much...a great word picture. I couldn't keep the cadence very well, stumbled on the fourth stanza. Still I felt the reverberations throughout the poem, until the quite ending. That was neat. Many claps. Had to look up zephyr… you’ve caught me on it before. Cheers, Michael.
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Wonderful Comment My Friend!!!!!!!!
AH!!!! Thank you a big bunch Michael, for the lovely comment. I love when I give you a word you have to look up.
. I don't know where this poem came from. Had to write about trhe sound of thunder. So I went in this direction. Well You take care my friend. Thanks again for the great comment. Always love to read your opinions. Hugs and Smiles to you, Sandy 
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great imagery!
hi sandy , i love the imagery in this poem, especially the first line "like hooves of thunder pounding sand", it's so evocative, nice word use all the way through this very enjoyable poem, well done again my friend,
you take care now,
alex.
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Wonderful Comment!!!!
Hello Alex, I hope you are having a chipper day.. It is always nice to see a comment from you. I don't know where this poem came from. I was in a serious mood and this is what popped out of my brain. Well you take care my friend. Sandy 
take care.
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excellent
Great write, very vivid images, bringing to life what many are living with on a daily basis.
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Great Comment!!!!
Hello June!!! Thanks a bunch my dear friend. Your commeny was GREAAAAAAAAAAAt!! as Tony the Tiger would say. You take care, Sandy
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a strong expression
thoughts on was and the image of thunder..a zephyr..an ocean running red...this is the stuff of conflict..and the human side ..loss remembrance, heroism...you have covered all of these here and very well and with compassion...
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Thunder all the way through these lines - many different kinds - good flow, rhythm and rhyme in the verses, very vivid images throught the poem as well.
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Grat peace, very well written
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war. where the people show bravery beyond belief
one by one.
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