the legions of rain

the rains of september
thundered through the night
hammered on the windowpane
in eerie bluish light

they celebrate the fall
of summers burning force
the victors of a combat
mighty Sun they did unhorse

like an army moving near
the clouds like cohorts come
flashing swords of lightning
scream like heathendom

the winds of fury
felling sturdy oaks
bringing sideways slashing rain
in stinging blade like strokes

and then it quickly ends
the slain like fallen timbers lay
cut down by brutal force
stormy morning, stormy day

september 199o
(composed on the kegline during a good run)