The Storm Comes

The storm comes,

Unexpected,

Unprepared-for,

Devastating--

Yet even in the cringe,

The waiting for the tumult,

The Power

And the ferocity

Of the storm instill awe.

For that destructive,

Raging

Force,

That violent tumult

Of gale-winds

And lashing rains

And fiery lightnings

Is, first and always,

In the hand of God.

Feb '94