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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUMMER STORM, by JANE RICHTER
First Line: Swiftly rush the storm clouds
Last Line: Silence, sunlight glinting on wet roof-tops.
Subject(s): Clouds; Rain; Storms; Summer
First Line: Swiftly rush the storm clouds
Last Line: Silence, sunlight glinting on wet roof-tops.
Subject(s): Clouds; Rain; Storms; Summer
Swiftly rush the storm clouds,
Flinging shapes of darkness
Down the summer sky.
Now like wheels they churn the running sky,
Tear blue streamers from the east,
And hurl them in the west.
Strong, the wind gusts bend branches,
Stir the poplar leaves,
Shaking them in a silver sheen.
Faster the wind gusts drive the laden air,
Spilling rain in silver coins
To glisten on black streets.
Fierce bright drops
Beat a rhythm ever louder
On tautly stretched awnings.
But impercetibly the rain ceases.
Silence, sunlight glinting on wet roof-tops.
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