[Old Sarge]

MOOD

I see darkness, don't you?

Billowing, boiling, growing,
small on that horizon first,
growing slightly, then nearer,
and larger, a loom of clouds
spinning threads of mood.

The breath, the wind
falls silent, but for a while,
until it touches you, that first
breeze: cool, refreshing
banking the humid summer heat,
refreshing your mood.

The air thickens
and the breeze quickens,
and just there! You feel it,
more than hear, so low
the faint thrum of the coming storm,
and you sense the change in
the mood.

All you can do, is watch
the tower form above you,
darkening and roiling in the airs
above the hills,
is that a face there?
surely a nose and mouth,
and such a mood.

Dance for me, Storm,
flashing form,
booming voice,
as we two rejoice
in our mood.

(c)06-08-04 by JSR

[Conspiracy Guy]

Very good. I love to watch a storm (nature that is). But I am not moody unless I'm really happy or sad or angry or something like that.

[Mama_Bear]

Beautiful, Sarge!

I love storms! Not the scary dangerous ones they have in the Midwest. But a good storm breaks the monotony of a long dry summer. We have so few real storms here in the Central Valley.

Thanks for bringing your wonderful poems here.

[Billie]

Good morning, Sarge. That is moody and beautiful. It's so nice to hear from you again - wondering if you are in the midst of all the turmoil where you are deployed right now.

[Darksheare]

Cool, thanks!

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Sarge!!

I love storms but if I lived in the midwest, I may not enjoy them so much. Being in Indiana during the Memorial Day weekend and listening to the tornado sirens puts you in a different mood that our little thunder and lightening storms do.

Wonderful image.

Hope you are having a terrific Tuesday.

[ST.LOUIE1]

I like it, Sarge. Thank you.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

I am so sorry, Sarge. I was so busy playing dress up with the ladies that I forgot to reply to your beautiful post...both the photo and the poem are beautiful. That photo is a little haunting for a midwesterner, especially this time of year...