Storms and Squalls
Poet: Dr. Alireza Bemanian
|January 31, 2026
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Storms and squalls, outbursts and blizzards, when, perceived or encountered,
felt or discerned; surroundings blur, blotches alert—
the jolts and shudders, lurches and judders, maneuver and puddle,
echoes and the booms; ricochets and blooms, do burn and fume,
the air and ether, erupt and seethe, the dooms and fates, flare or conceal.
Ambiences and moods, characters and tones, remedy and resolve,
the angles and twists; correct and congeal,
sequels and upshots, do form and mold,
conclusions and endings; evolve and commence,
the lonely fish in the pond, the maze to swim,
not fearful or timid, tarn of glare, does push the seal.
Storms to pass, sun redeems, reach and sway, touch one’s dreams,
the lonely fish, swim, swim; to sow the seeds, the wills and depth,
blues and poses, drops and dashes, entangle and submerge,
still, the pats and taps, embrace and encompass; to caress and cuddle.
Oblivious, neglectful, evanescent and ephemeral intents and deeds,
fugacious gales and squalls, the bashing fatigue, jolt and jar,
and the wavering, vacillating and quivering panics and alarms,
mix and match, or crumble and collapse.
The junctures arrive, the sole Birds, leave the nests,
squirrels’ wince and flinch, out of the gulfs, pits, and dips—
foretell the marvels, foresee the awes, the charms and charismas,
impounds the earth, seizes the souls, cleanse the stains—
dancing trees stand taller, rocks and creeks hosting the water,
and the gold eagles, to push and thrust, climb, soar, and rise—
Pounded, throbbed, pulsated; torrents, deluged, and immersed,
seeking trails and pathways, merging clouds and escapes,
chirpings, cheeping, tweeting, jungle full of sacred birds,
tangle, muddle, lively tones, mending the wings, bending bones.
While, the hearsay of passersby, the tales and narratives do survive,
is it the hopes to reply, or the gluts, gushes to supply,
running moments, plunder; broken wings surrender,
healing the core and bases, reverberate the senses.
Destiny, fate, and fortune, surpasses, ameliorate, and transcend,
still, the neglected minds, directions, commands, empty routes,
trends, drifts, and flows, do pave the path and courses,
and you, the rainbow to survive, jiffies to sort, foray and jaunt.
Themes & Interpretations
Semantic Architecture
The systematic pairing of synonyms—”storms and squalls,” “jolts and shudders”—creates immersive saturation, where the reader experiences the storm’s multiplied intensities rather than observing from analytical distance.
The Lonely Fish
Neither heroic nor tragic, the lonely fish represents quiet, non-dramatic endurance—”not fearful or timid,” it simply “does push the seal,” navigating through rather than conquering or succumbing.
Chaos as Cognitive
The true storm is cognitive, not meteorological. “Oblivious, neglectful” intents and “wavering, vacillating” panics transform transient external disturbance into sustained psychological crisis.
The Rainbow Identity
“And you, the rainbow to survive”—the reader is not invited to see the rainbow but to become it: to survive, to sort jiffies, to foray and jaunt. Passive symbol becomes active vocation.