Emerging

Emerging

Clouds quickening, clouds darkening, waves crashing,

We can’t but notice

Plans being made, essentials put away, provisions stored, it is not designed to clean us,

We must but notice

Actions taken, preparations complete, the wind whipping,

We wait no more

Spaces taken, forecasts sought, nightmares realised, it is not designed to clean us.

We must but notice

Blue sky glimpsing, clouds still racing, rivulets running.

We are hoping now,

Windows unshuttered, hearts not quite shattered, dreams being dreamt, it was never designed to clean us.

We must but notice