weather

Pure white frost, glitter and gloss

Dotting the tiger-striped scape

Haunting memories straight criss cross

Lights blink and dark holes gape

Watery crest crowns the sandy shore

Marching to an eerie celestial beat

Sinking slowly to the kingdom of lore

Beaming streaks in lines so neat

Wavy and fluid, calming and clean

Blue eyes flickering in the fire above

Dark glow winking in shadows unseen

Frothing bubbles, soft as a dove

Golden angel, sing me a song

As i sit and watch in childish awe

I’ll sing with you and follow along

Never to forget what i just saw

A flame burning through the pure white frost

Explosions sparking through the tiger stripes

Seeking the kingdom the world had lost

That waits to bloom when the fruit is ripe

Sister darkness, a wide embrace

Chasing away the last embers of fiery smoke

Waltzing in with grandeur and grace

Smirking at her own little joke

She plays the peaceful guitar strum

Pounding down the cotton candy rain

A joke to last for days and days

No more fire for the march of the drum

Bygone fire, your warmth is missed

Come back and flash your jeweled crown

All’s left now is the shadow and mist

I wait for you but the rain can drown

The flood is gone but its stain remains

Sickness lingers longer than its stay

All i can remember are the scars and pain

From the flood that turned the world to shades of grey

So i waited and waited in her wake

Sister darkness how long will you be here?

Holding on for the fire’s sake

Holding back the onset of salty tears

But behold, a flash of bubble gum pink

The spark of a brand new flame

The water kingdom lives, swims not sinks

Sister darkness, you’ve lost your own game.