As clouds gather for a storm to strike
A lull beckons the gale
Winds get blustery sweeping all in their tracks
When fully formed, her wrath unforgiving
Blurred by the deluge, felling trees, bridges and posts
Lost is the majesty of flowers, their forms fully droop
Smiling Sun and tranquil Moon masked from her fury
Hell sure to descend on fauna, flora and abodes
Nature’s arsenal unleashed leaving no escapes
Motives unknown, benefits unsettled
Our only certainty, she must come to pass
Leaving ruin in her wake
Lull then returns, harmony prevails
As though Nature’s anger turned happy
Schooling us on virtues of mercy, late, better that than never
To cleanse herself of wrath’s venom as greens gleam, reds laugh
Calming tempers, dousing fires, restoring heaven’s blue
As flowers dance sprightly
Recall relief creeping in as fury dispels
Hearts now calm, tensions now low
Smiles back in vogue on faces once twisted
Love within reach, embraces jump to life
Forgiveness man’s new healer
Reigning supreme till the ensuing storm
Swallow thy pride, tame thy ego
Mollify thy inward storms,
Invisible winds and rains battering inner alcoves
Inflicting unseen damage, save for faces of gloom
To thy essence, leaving thy soul in ruin
Forgive thyself, then others so deserving
Nature’s rage at human follies
Tampering her balance, pouring toxic gunk
Onto skies, water and earth
Man too, shun wrongs to fellow men
By fellow men with power and dollar as arms
Masking injustices the decent doth expose
Anger shackled, is happiness freed
Joys now in place, smiles adorn faces
Freedom fully consummated
Love edging closer as flowers bloom
Arms outstretched to hug glad tidings
Keep on walking, to life’s full blessings
© Alwi Shatry, All Rights Reserved, 14 February 2019
Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.