Thunder stroke

Outside the office
suddenly a thunderbolt smashed down blue-white,
splitting a tree with bird nests,
blue-white fiery tongues hissed and danced
when it perfectly cleft it from the top
in into the ground, right up to the roots
with weavers that were chattering and cursing.

poem by Gert Strydom
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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