Sestina (storm)

Sestina (storm)


you can tell its coming and want to hide
you want to quickly turn
away, you stare down at the ground
hoping it will help, hoping it will leave
then try to run
with a loud shake you hear the thunder


the darkness sets in and the visibility leaves
you can hear the storm in turn
the steady ground
becomes shaky and the trees drop leaves
you stand there and stay but want to run
your feet tremble with ever crash of thunder

back and forth the lightning and thunder
compete, you try to hide
but are out in the open, you try to run
but can not get yourself to even turn
you want to move, you try to leave
it becomes impossible to even lift one foot from the ground

you can feel it now the ground
becomes more unsteady from thunder
you look around you at the crumpled leaves
dead across the ground, they hide
life beneath them, you turn
your attention to the sky, clouds run

across the black canvas, running
away hoping this storm will ground
the sunny day now quickly turns
darkened with the sounds of thunder
the friendly sun hides
waiting for it to pass and leave

you decide you to should leave
you try hard to run
find shelter, a place safe were you can hide
with your feet on the ground
you stand shaken by thunder
the rain begins seemingly its turn