storm sky

the sky
as a storm passes
changes ~ ominous then,
now hopeful
as a dark-shadowed
fat frontal ferocity
gives way to layers of cloud
which, in patches,
allow glimpses of sunlight
to filter through, and
though it is still raining, now,

above the horizon
- where earth meets sky -
i see a horizon
- where cloud meets clear sky -
as it approaches

all this, from my safe,
front porch
vantage