The storm
The storm
An absence of birdsong
Red skies in morning
Sailors take warning
Thick dust bunny clouds
Racing the hesitating sun
They leave it in the dust
Uprising cumulonimbus towers
Clearly indicating showers
To drown all the growing flowers
And flood the ground with their power
Wind blowing from the east
Cold and warm air mingling
Like ghosts dueling with the living
The air feels fuzzy and strange
Something evil is coming
Curling leaves and swelling wood
The trees can feel it too
It’s in their roots and in my blood
Quickly pushing its way through
This is not good
A storm is beginning to stew
Rain announces its arrival
On pitter patter stomp stomp feet
Whispering gently from the sky
Before knocking loudly at the window
Begging to come in, OH WON’T YOU LET ME IN
Flooding my doorstep with darkness