Blessed Storms
by Belinda van Rensburg
During stormy weather
Clouds seem to lose their glow.
Gathering together,
They darken Earth below.
The leaden sky explodes,
Rain pelts the ground with force -
Threatening to erode
The soil without remorse.
Clouds rumble, roil and moan,
Lights split the sky in two -
Earth's creatures hide and groan,
Birds bid the air adieu.
Though dark clouds hide the sun;
Though they are glum and gray -
Without them we're undone
For they send life our way.
They're smiled on by the Son
He formed; sent each of them;
A blessing every one,
A mystery to men.
Bringing much needed rain
Enabling life to grow -
Though storms can cause much pain
We need their blessed flow.
When storm clouds gather close
And life seems dark and bleak;
When foes attack, oppose,
Leaving us battered, weak.
Remember that each cloud's
A blessing in disguise -
Sent by God; allowed
To strengthen; make us wise.
© 2009
by Belinda van Rensburg
During stormy weather
Clouds seem to lose their glow.
Gathering together,
They darken Earth below.
The leaden sky explodes,
Rain pelts the ground with force -
Threatening to erode
The soil without remorse.
Clouds rumble, roil and moan,
Lights split the sky in two -
Earth's creatures hide and groan,
Birds bid the air adieu.
Though dark clouds hide the sun;
Though they are glum and gray -
Without them we're undone
For they send life our way.
They're smiled on by the Son
He formed; sent each of them;
A blessing every one,
A mystery to men.
Bringing much needed rain
Enabling life to grow -
Though storms can cause much pain
We need their blessed flow.
When storm clouds gather close
And life seems dark and bleak;
When foes attack, oppose,
Leaving us battered, weak.
Remember that each cloud's
A blessing in disguise -
Sent by God; allowed
To strengthen; make us wise.
© 2009
