Changing Sky

My weeping eyes behold the changing sky O'erspread with clouds of grey where once was blue With gaze upturned, I heave a burdened sigh At all the world now changed to leaden hue Yet still they onward, ever onward fly And more appear to change the sky anew And now, as troubled hearts their sorrows spill These maudlin clouds the heavy rain distill The sun obscured in shame, he hides his face And lightning lights instead the cheerless gloom While thunder follows swift in furious chase As if to herald thoughts of coming doom And still, the rain descends at hurried pace As if the earth in water to entomb It seems belike this storm would rage for aye And all the earth would never chance to dry But lo! The setting sun that once was veiled! Draws nigh to show his grandeur forth below He shines his beams abroad the clouds to gild And sparks the drops as diamonds all aglow Mid pools of sapphire blue the sky is filled With vibrant coloured shades of heaven's bow What eye could see and not revive its fire? Nor mind behold and not its thoughts inspire?