When the Storm Comes

29/12/2020 –  Poem a Day Compilation



Lightning scorches the sky

Instantly brilliant, then gone

A flash filled with intensity

Burning before my eyes

        And, still, I think of you.



Thunder rolls across the horizon

A low rumble filling my ears

Cracking and breaking

In wave after wave

        And, still, I think of you.



Grey clouds blanket the sky

Pushed by angry winds

High above me

Blustery and gusty

        And, still, I think of you.



Rain mists on the windows

Gutters overflow

Fences drip and shine

Grass is sodden underfoot

        And, still, I think of you.



Leaves dance up into the sky

Caught in the twisting duel

Of opposing forces

Before fluttering down to earth

        And, still, I think of you.



Hail shatters on the roof

Sending showers of ice

Flying to the ground

Like a carpet of snow

        And, still, I think of you.



A rainbow arcs across the sky

Glittering as it hangs above

Leading to a pot of gold

That I will never reach

        And, still, I think you