Dark

It is the darkest of dark                              

An inky black of Carbon Sea

Where sky and water are of one

Where hell in its fury is unleashed

As it sweeps and swaggers

Upon all it surveys

Fury set ablaze

Its shadow cast upon sea and land

Every man, woman or child that falls

Beneath its breath

Beneath its gaze that witness

The spark and crackle of razor white rod

Cross black open sky

Snapping and roaring

Rolling and rumbling

A titan rising up from the deep

Its stomach

Thundering and grumbling

As its mighty scream reverberates and echo’s

 A beginning before the main course

 

Its anger now unleashed

Snarling and growling

Falling upon any unfortunate craft caught

Crashing across whipped up waves

Of foam and fume

One moment a mountain

The next a valley

Terrified ships cling on to water’s edge

Riding and climbing

Descending and plying through

Brackish darkest green and black

Twisted wind and driven rain fall upon

Deck and sail

Creaking, snapping, tearing and ripping

Giant hands grip and pull

Tossing and throwing ships

As if mere toys

 

Finally when rage has run its course

All will become clear bright and blue

With no further sign or smell

Of blackened brimstone squall

No smoke to choke the very heart and lungs

Of all that bear witness to that which has gone before

Just the sweet, sharp tang of open sea

And clear blue horizon

Nothing left, no one to contest

Nothing to suggest what has occurred

But for skeleton of prow and mast

Now a place where Plank and barrel

Float on this glistening gloating pond

Bobbing and rubbing on to silver sand.......

By slurping gentle tide          

 

Based loosely on turners painting 'the deluge'