Storm On The Island Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
We are prepared:
A
we build our houses squat
2
Q
This wizened earth
A
has never troubled us
3
Q
leaves and branches
A
can raise a tragic chorus in a gale
4
Q
You can listen to the thing you fear
A
forgetting that it pummels your house
5
Q
You might think that the sea is company,
A
Exploding comfortably down on the cliffs But no
6
Q
the flung spray hits the very windows,
A
spits like a tame cat turned savage
7
Q
We just sit tight while
A
wind dives and strafes invisibly
8
Q
Space is
A
a salvo
9
Q
We are bombarded
A
by the empty air
10
Q
Strange, it is a huge
A
nothing that we fear
