A Misty Day

The morning loomed dull

Cloudy and wet

My mind was racing

I was so upset

It wasn’t raining – just yet

No more than a mist

The road slippery

The air cool

All I could see

Were puddles on the ground at school

No, no rain – just yet

No more than a mist

The forecast gloomy

For the next day or two

We need it badly

To live it’s a must

But no rain – just yet

No more than a mist

The sound of tyres

The screech of brakes

As the trucks slide

Any which way

But no rain – just yet

No more than  a mist

Then thunder came

And lightning flashed

Loud and booming

Like the fear in my heart

Yet still no rain – just yet

No more than a mist

When suddenly

It came down

My heart was ready to burst

No more pain

This broke the chain

Gone, was the infernal mist

© Denise Nowakowski, June 2003