Vedergallning

Tulips blaze in the summer sunlight,

However, shadowed by the coming storm

I see a dark cloud on the horizon.

Seas of the mind boil like whistling tea kettles.

I hear the thunder rolling in on the wind and

See bright flashes like cameras, far off in the darkness.

Now the shadows fall.

Our town screams in silence.

Telephones ring like sirens, echoing in emptiness.

The sudden rain is a blade against my face,

Hearts beat and the ground shakes,

Early morning sun is lost in a veil.

Effigies wave goodbye from vinyl dashboards,

Naked earth is licked with fire and

Death reaches his hand out of the clouds.