A storm cloud swells as heaven sighs
Where ribbon of grey threads the skies
Clouds are heavy,dense,opaque
In shades of blue and streaks of slate.
The light beneath a fleeting trace
Entangled in the storm’s embrace
Intense the green of fields below
A shifting patchwork all aglow.
Contrasts illuminate and define
In every brushstroke, mark and line
Veil of rain,intense in hail
Of elemental storm and gale
Ruth Partridge 