Heaven Portends

Fall's snow has melted; lawns once more are clear
   But grass has turned to mud and trees aren't bare
While warmer air now makes new buds appear
   With leaves on sidewalks soaked through everywhere

The skies are gray, days quickly run their course
   Dark nights go on and on; men's souls they try
The damp, wet earth's now braced for changes worse
   Folks young and old feel something strange is nigh

Stealth figures chance abroad as nighttime falls
   n cloaks and hoods, enigmas wrapped n mist
Shapes creep and writhe along beneath black shawls
   And whisper evil warnings as they twist

Such signs on earth, in heaven ominous
   Portend dark deeds by villains merciless


            Iambic pentameter
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Somadas Avatar
November 18, 2019 at 11:12 PM
Beautifully penned.. Congrats..
Wolf Avatar
November 19, 2019 at 9:09 AM
Thanks for your encouragement in regards to this sonnet. Best wishes, Gershon
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