A wait prolonged

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 11

Book cover for W. T. Horton. A Book of Images.

Lightning spears through the clouds
They bleed in crystal drops
Thundering cries rip the firmament
Fearsome storms rage around
When all is spent, the skies reveal
The splendor of a luminous moon

Wild oceans furiously lash around
In a melancholy rhythm
Laments of a wait prolonged
Rip through the crystal sands
Until the waves catch a glimpse
Of their rain-washed beloved

Poetry inspired by the book cover for W. T. Horton. A Book of Images. London: The Unicorn Press, 1898 — Source.