Here Comes Stormy Weather
Here Comes Stormy Weather
I
An angry storm dark with death
breaks through a silent heat
these dark clouds of grace bend plow
tears of mother Fall
I gaze upon sudden dream
splendor of golden lightning
rain comes in the wake of flame
a wet messenger
Sun and stars hidden from sea
storms secret footstep silenced
smell sweet presence of thunder
a riot of wind
“No worry there is no storm.”
Neighbors tell us at the store
“Go home then go to bed.”
Typhoon knocks at door
An axe of iron sword black
rises above the grey clouds
brings powerful wind and rain
upon this world’s pain
Behold terrible beauty
sky trembles from a release
ground opens mantle of thirst
rain fall harp music
II
Raindrops dance as small darlings
lightning strikes at a center
sky opens and wind runs wild
to jump leaf to leaf
Tempest that shakes and wakes life
sweeps over us like laughter
clouds no longer idle saw
morning floods the dust
A play of color on clouds
winds sends chorus of voices
all the sweet things we have known
grabbed by greedy hand
Ask neighbor to share lantern
tell of the darkness of storm
neighbor lifts lantern to clouds
sacrifices light
In the sky reigns the stainless
steel radiance of lightning
no day no night storm takes form
stands with arms outstretched
This storm tossed lost and broken
rain rushes will not stop
no second to look behind
rush not holding back
III
Pour various colored rain
to fill fragrant earth to brim
no illusions in this storm
water to ripen
This day gives way to shadow
evening water sad music
no one shall live here again
no one will return
Waters of life begin flood
fear moves men to shrink away
from an assembly in sky
chorus breaks the world
Carry this stormy sorrow
when wakened by loud thunder
followed by lightning’s vapor
useful clouds fill sky
Fill this fleeting emptiness
paint with grey color of wind
melt and vanish in the dark
old transparency
Time seems endless in this storm
wind opens and closes gate
we hide under a table
too poor to be late
For more works like Here Comes Stormy Weather or other works by this author visit
Jamie Lee Hamann Author Page
You can also find works by Jamie Lee Hamann on HubPages
- Soft Shock of Apples Falling - April 22, 2024
- American Earth Haiku - April 10, 2024
- Practice Art of Seeing - March 31, 2024
“Pour various colored rain” upon us …and behold the terrible beauty of the Storm. Enjoyed your advanced warning of Stormy Weather in Poem Form.