Trevor’s Writing

Poem #4 Drought

Drought

When will it rain?

The farmer’s cry.

Drought.

When will it rain?

Will it ever?

Never?

Cracked parched earth,

Animals die,

Rot.

Birds are songless, most

Long gone like the

Grass.

Black thunder clouds gather

Lining the horizon –

Rain?

Each heart prays and

Aches for rain –

Now?

Clouds loom, dark, foreboding,

Gigantic masses of

Promise.

Lightning flashes, thunder rolls.

Clouds pass – dry

Storm.

Broken, weary, hopeless.

Downcast we

Wait.

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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel

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18 Responses to “Poem #4 Drought”

  1. Rick Says:
    August 4th, 2006 at 1:26 am

    This is excellent, Trevor! I love the imagery. It evoked the pictures I’ve seen of drought-stricken areas vividly, and the emotions caused by the lack of rain.

  2. Trevor Says:
    August 4th, 2006 at 9:44 am

    Thanks Rick. This is very much the plight of many Aussie farmers on a regular basis. While I wrote this piece in the 70s the drought in vast sections of Australia in the last few years have been, and continue to be, devastating. Where we live the season started well this year but then nothing for several months until this last week - almost too late for good crops and pastures.

  3. dude Says:
    February 13th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    how emo

  4. Sam Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 11:18 am

    i love this poem, simple yet extremely effective. and i know the images well comming from a drought stricken farm.
    loved reading it over and over

  5. Trevor Says:
    April 5th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    Thanks for the kind words Sam. It delights me when readers not only enjoy what I have written but care enough to leave a comment. Thanks again.

  6. Melanie Says:
    June 5th, 2007 at 4:09 pm

    Hi -
    I would like to use this poem in a school performance we have coming up. Would you mind?

  7. Trevor Says:
    June 6th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    Hi there Melanie. I would be delighted to give you permission to use this poem in your performance. I congratulate you on having the courtesy to ask before going ahead. Please let me know how it went. I will add extra information in an email.

  8. Jac Says:
    July 24th, 2007 at 6:26 pm

    Hi, i would also like to use this poem for a performance at school. I have chosen to do mine on drought and i think that this poem would be beneficial to my performance. Could i use it and would you have any other poems with similar content about drought or the effects of drought. Thanks.

  9. Trevor Says:
    July 25th, 2007 at 4:07 pm

    Hi there Jac - thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. Of course you may use the poem in your performance. You might also take a look at my other poems here:
    http://www.trevorhampel.com/my-poetry/

  10. kait Says:
    July 26th, 2007 at 5:21 pm

    hi, i was wondering if you would know any or have written poems with lots of Similes and Metaphors and such. Even though i really like this poem i’m looking for a different kind of one. Thanx.

  11. Trevor Says:
    July 30th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    Hi there Kait - welcome to my blog. Many poets use similes and metaphors in their poems. Go to the Contents section on the sidebar and click on My Poetry to read more of my poems. I hope you find what you are looking for.

  12. christine Says:
    February 28th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    this is a great poem!!!

  13. Trevor Says:
    March 1st, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Thank you Christine. Thanks for visiting and for the positive comment.

  14. RYAN!@ Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    hey :D can i please use your poem for a religion assignment, we are doing stuff about drought and this really speaks to me!!1

  15. RYAN!@ Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    like really!

  16. Trevor Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    Hi there Ryan - sorry about the delay in replying to your request. I’ve been away at university all day and most of the evening.

    You certainly can use this poem in your assignment. All I ask is that you observe the usual rules of attribution - with my name as it appears after the poem. You may want to also include the URL of this page as follows:

    http://www.trevorhampel.com/poem-4-drought/

    All the best with your assignment.

  17. Eb Says:
    May 28th, 2008 at 9:32 am

    I love this poem. I have to create a web page for school. i’ve chosen ‘drought’ and I was wondering if i could please use this poem. I, of course will add a link to your site, and reference it correctly.

  18. Trevor Says:
    May 28th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Certainly Eb.

    Let me know when you have it up and if appropriate, I will link back to your site too.

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