Intensen

By the last trip, suddenly and almost without my being aware of it, the sea becomes its own lure: a refreshing break from the intensening heat of August.

As the fight intensened the sky seemed to turn an orange-yellow and black smoke rose into the air.

Punctually as we stand-to about 3 a.m. hark! and their thin sweet voice intensening with the growing light 'droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven upon the place beneath'.