The Bride of Storm

The storm was raging within, he thought,

Not out in the trees and fields,

It must have strayed in his mouth, and caught

His throat, for the breath it yields,

He sat himself on a wayward bench

Composed his thunderous sighs,

And caught a glimpse of a passing wench

With slumbering, lustrous eyes.

She had auburn hair, and a face so fair

She had dimples set in her cheeks,

She walked the snow in an afterglow

Of the first snowfall for weeks.

He’d sat so long and the storm was strong

As he waited the snow to melt,

She kicked the flurries of snow along

In the inward storm he felt.

Her eyes were a vivid lightning flash

That lit up his restless mind,

Her footsteps, more of a thunder crash

At his heart, but more unkind,

Her smile revealed her perfect teeth

Like a line of pure white stones,

Or headstones, laid in a cemetery

Like some bleached and ageing bones.

Her auburn hair was a-twist out there

All twirled like a plaited bun,

It seemed to fly in his storm-wracked sky

Blotting the morning sun,

Then as she passed, she looked in his eyes

And she saw the hail and sleet,

And caught her breath like a glimpse of death

Or the end of life, complete.

He stood, and held out his hand to her

And she halted in her stride,

Opened her mouth, and thunder clapped

And he felt it crash inside,

‘Nothing you say will draw me in

It would only do me harm,

If I should wed, it wouldn’t be

To you, as the Bride of Storm.’

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[Barbz]

i find myself in an emotional state reading your works of late. Thank you for your excellent work which is diverse and varied. You are surely the Master of the pen. Your gift is incomparable !! Barbz

[zunie frost]

i love i t !!!!
this is so amazing .....
you are really talented

[No one]

I found it sad, but definitely nice story and I found that each line prepared for the next one til the end. Good poem!

[Breanna Riddle]

Again another fascinating tale the captivated me from the very first line. It's so sad but makes for a great story. Yet again great job Mr.Paget.

[PhoenixDown]

And voila.... words unveil another "world" with other "characters" and other such things, "complete."
You produce Quality, my friend. Vivid.

Awesome, as always, to follow.