black clouds are approaching
they bring a foreboding air
blotting out the sun’s warm rays
the light is not seen there
theyre rolling towards me steadily
with warning thunder calls
shadow approaching on the ground
a hush begins to fall
one by one, they turn their face
and look up at the sky
the gloomy dark, it quiets them
from bird to beast to fly
the rumbling seems threatening
a masked but fearsome thing
i just sit still, silent, waiting
see what it will bring
the darkness is still nearing
the clouds are overhead
afraid, i want to run and hide
‘neath the blanket of my bed
and then the cold comes reaching
its fingers towards my heart
but dread has frozen me, made me numb
i can’t seem to depart
its icy tendrils wrap their touch
’round my hurt and pain
the cares seem to depart with speed
but sadness does remain