Music: The Frost Is All Over
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The Storm Last Night was written in the early morning hours when the raging storm kept me awake throughout most of the night.
Music: The Frost Is All Over |
The Storm Last NightWe listened to the storm throughout the night About two a.m. I finally turned out the light In the early morning it was really coming down I began to worry about flash flooding in the town The wind was driving the pounding rain Changing pressure caused a quivering window pane Winds kept shifting and gusting but were heaviest from the West The tension was such that one really couldn’t rest A roof and walls are all that separate me from the wet and wild Inside with the fire roaring the mood was somewhat mild Night lifted gradually a few shades to somber grey There is no promise of anything brighter for the remainder of the day The winds increase significantly and suddenly without warning the power is out The weather changes many lives when it packs this kind of clout After a brief search we find a portable radio Flipping through the channels we find a 24 hour weather show Report on wind velocity, power outages, inches of rain and road closures Reminds me I’m retired and am no longer subject to this kind of exposures Checking out the house there are no leaks and no tree limbs have snapped I wonder if the world would mind terribly if I turned off the radio and napped Outside nature is dealing this part of the world a terrible storm Inside not quite complacent we are all cozy and warm I notice there are almost no birds in the sky One old crow made a slow work of it as it struggled to fly Later a small verio managed to go from tree to tree It’s flight erratic like a butterfly, amazing to see A book by the window’s light, there still being no electricity A match to the stove, I put on a fresh pot of tea Now to sit and sip and watch nature’s fury I am not going anywhere, I am in no hurry |
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