Spring Storms
Taking a toll on life and limb
Unleashing a fury of water and wind
Frightening flashes with thunder resound
Highlighting the carnage on the ground
Torrents plunder and ravage the earth
Threatening the promise of bloom and birth
At times the landscape is permanently changed
Plans and dreams have to be rearranged
Boundaries re-drawn with a new set of norms
But still, there is hope that after the storms
Flowers will bloom in the light of the sun
For out of the storm, new life has begun