Stuttering Rain

Stormclouds gather, faces grim.
Gunmetal shadows, patience thin.
Thunder numbing, sputters in vain.
West wind running, stuttering rain.

Wildcats howling, under glass.
Sharp claws shredding, lightning fast.
Deep blue screaming, white hot pain,
Sky is falling, stuttering rain.

Heart's love burning, fire's out.
Once bright smiles, filled with doubt.
Words of sorrow, offered in vain.
Eyes closed tightly, stuttering rain.

Copyright 1997, Martin Hackett