Sun Shafts

The cumulous arrive in train;
with thrusting breath that reeks of rain,
a roiling moody, leaden pall,
to shroud the world in shadow-fall.

Thunder grumbles; muted flashes,
rain with sting and wind with lashes,
a blanket, nebulous, intends,
for blue to meet ignoble ends.

When all seems lost and Sol's retreated,
in evidence he's not defeated;
a shaft of sunlight tells the wary,
the veil's only temporary.

2-11-13
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Fisher Avatar
February 12, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Ahh, as long as we have that shaft, there is hope. Good look on contest.
Heemstra Avatar
February 11, 2013 at 9:11 PM
Nice poem. Good luck.
Dietrich Avatar
February 11, 2013 at 8:40 PM
this is a well crafted poem of couplets on the topic for that contest. I wish you good luck.
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