Fay Slimm - Sunburst

Leaden for days, the sky wept sombre rain.
Sullen clouds banked up lowering gloom,
Shading with hazy mist my flowers again.
Summer was stifled, and soon this noonday
Would herald more wet, but forgetting much
Previous wonder, I mistake a change
In the face of the roses. They cease clutching
Their stems, and flush. Brightness re-arranges
The sky. They and I turn to encounter
A sunburst vividly slicing with light
All the grey, and blue appears, errupts founts
Of orange blush onto the gloom. Fighting
For room the sun explodes, cracks a hole, splits
Asunder all veils - and brilliance emits.

Fay Slimm

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