Under

Dark clouds of thunder, under am I

Gather together, fill up the sky

First I gazed transfixed by wonder

Then, in crept fear, and I searched for cover

But sanctuary had forsaken me

And in vain did I look, for none did I see

Flashes of lightning, lashes of wind

Powers of nature of whom I was no friend

Joined by hail, they put up a fight

And long I did struggle, to the storm’s delight

“Be still you beast!” cried I in my wrath

The only answer was the wind’s hollow laugh

Then my heart did sink, like the blown-down grass

For no sign did I see that this storm would pass

I gazed up at the clouds and endless were they

Darker and darker, as more joined the fray

And I wept, and wept, for no man can bear

Hopeless endurance, endless despair

Then a flare of hope tapped me on the arm

As a ray of light broke through the storm

To my surprise and joy, the storm clouds fled

And I remembered what my old friend had said,

“In times of oppression, when you feel undone, remember,

The storms you are under, are under the Sun”