The Storm By Sheila Toney
During the night the storm grew
The thunder howled and the wind blew
Looking out the window, he knew something was amiss
To work he went, and the feelings of dread he dismissed
Angels watched over him that night
To try and save him from the mornings light
For It was his time, and they new it was true
Tears fell from the sky as the angels cried too
They warned of the bridge ahead
The thunder masked their cries, no one could hear as they pled
It was Gods will, it had to be done
It was to be completed before the morning sun
The angels they wept and they began to beg, “not yet, no”
God said it was time for Joe to join his flock, and it was so
There was no denying, all had concurred
We wept as we all heard
But dear Joe could have none of that
He sent the wind to dry our tears while in heaven he sat
Then God parted the clouds for all of us to see
Joe was as peaceful as he could be
Author notes
This is about the death of a family member who died almost a year ago due to a bridge being out because of flooding
Written October 10th, 2005
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she~ this poem is...astounding (cant spell), phenominal, great, you know, all those words you can use to describe something. it has so much energy and pain and emotion behind it. i felt like it was my family member you were talking about. it was... a really weird feeling. kinda scary, but at the same time, it gives me the feeling of reassurance and rest. i dont know how to describe it. its just...great. the amount of force behind it just goes to show that words do speak louder than actions. i have always said that..kinda. and this just goes to prove it. great job. ~justin~
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awesome job
Wow, that is very powerful, there are some really really great lines in it. Some of them are almost so powerful it was creepy, like my favorite line : "God said it was time for joe to join his flock, and it was so", that line is so bold and powerful, i really like it alot. Can i ask u a question though? did you post this before or after you heard about the incident i had on friday? because that is really really creepy if you didn't and you just posted it, i mean that is like a weird coincidence. oh man i was so scared when i got stuck and it started pushing my car off of the road. My parents wouldnt pick up the phone so i had to call ashley and her stepdad to come help, and a tree almost fell on me and him and the car, it was just crazy. this is really a great poem though. I like it alot
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