I just opened up my Utah State Poetry Society's Panorama book and found I have a poem in there published under Lin Vernon Lloyd. Not sure who she is, but it's my poem "Sudden Storm." No one told me it was accepted for the book, but there it is under my alias....lol! It's an old poem that I've worked and reworked many times trying to improve it.
SUDDEN STORM
Rain falls in the Mohave desert
relief to summer’s extreme heat
You left so suddenly I didn’t expect that
Cloudbursts shoot piercing hailstonesLightning strikes charge the air
Shattering my peaceful secure world
A summer storm sweeps in suddenlyScattering wildlife with its frantic fury
Uncovering all camouflage
Flash floods unleash nature’s power
Sweeping away lonely dirt roadsCrushed dreams and broken promises remain
Temperatures dropCoolness comes quickly
I pray, finding solace in surrender
Cactii and wildflowers explode in colorUnexpected beauty in a forgotten place