Round 1 – Here Comes the Rain
It was such a wonderful summer. Picnics by the lake, fishing, campfires.
Everything with a beginning has an end.
Here comes the rain again.
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Round 2 – Riders on the Storm
A nice reverb on the electric piano through a Leslie speaker. Light drums. Guitar as counterpoint. Walking bass.
The voice was the thing…
Riders on the Storm…
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Round 3 – Under Pressure
Some places have unending drought. Some places are too cold. It seems no one is satisfied.
Even the barometer is always under pressure.
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Round 4 – Walk in the Sun
A walk in the sun is no different than a walk in the rain, really. Both occasions can be joyous.
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Round 5 – Winds of Change
Some hate them, messing with their comfortable existence. Some welcome them, sriding them to new adventures. No matter how you feel, the winds of change will visit you often in your life.
I can feel them on the rise…
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Round 6 – Some Like It Hot
“Follow the sun,” they say. “Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.”
Some like it hot, like a Husky in an Arizona summer.
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Round 7 – Hazy Shade/Winter
Winter is upon us in the Northern climes. Looking out over the frozen lakes into a hazy shade of grey, the world is still. Potential is rebuilding…
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Round 8 – Lightning Crashes
“Wow, your dog sure doesn’t like thunder.”
“She’s such a ‘fraidy cat. If you take your cues from her, you’d think that lightning crashes too.”
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Round 9 – Hurricane Drunk
Pro tip – it’s hard to rock her like a hurricane when you’re drunk.
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Round 10 – Eye in the Sky
Do you ever stop when you’re walking down the street, look up, and wave to the eye in the sky?
Just me?
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Encore Round 1 – Clear Skies / Overcast
The storms have been unrelenting. Even with no rain, the overcast skies cast a pall on the city. The populace hunkers down.
The wise remember that there are always clear skies ahead.
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Encore Round 2 – Light Snow
A cool, crisp evening. Great company, enjoying the hayride through the fields.
You know what would make things perfect?
Ahhhh, here it is – light snow…
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Encore Round 3 – Wind Chill
He spent the entire ride home apologizing for the debacle at dinner. She was having none of it.
Once home, they sat at opposite ends of the couch. The wind chill is biting inside as well.
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Encore Round 4 – Dense Fog
Where I grew up, a good day was what other people considered dense fog. When it was heavy by our standards, you could barely see the front of your car.
Driving in that stuff at night was an exercise in memory and trust.
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Encore Round 5 – Rising Waters
In spite of rising waters, a great man stands tall.
Couldn’t stand the weather…
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Encore Round 6 – Morning Frost
This time last month, I was drinking iced coffee. Now, there is frost on the lawn in the morning, with brilliant sunshine.
The Punxsutawney Phil in me is dreading this winter.
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Encore Round 7 – Chance of Rain
“There’s a chance of rain this evening…” said the voice on the TV.
“There he goes again…We won’t get a drop.”
Brings to mind a certain doctor in a certain movie…
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Encore Round 8 – Tornado Warning
Quiet morning
Clouds from the north
Dark and rain-filled
Tornado warning
Brings ruin forth
The need to rebuild
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Encore Round 9 – Pressure Falling
Pressure is falling as confidence is rising.
Practice makes perfect.
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Encore Round 10 – Heavy Showers
Heavy showers
In hard water
Makes a man
Even out of a woman
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