Volcano

Author: Stephen W. Cote

At a time was great loss and pain

While hope flourished in the open wounds

Those alive flourished in the gentle rain

Following the onslaught of verbal dragoons

Hailed from high upon a precipice

Overlooking a once sleep town

Whose inhabitants now gathered amidst

A lonely ash falling without sound

Loss is indeed a lonely time

The bereaved are tasked with reflection

Guided by a wisdom's rhyme

And the hallowed sweet voice's inflection

The mountain's anger had been sudden and fierce

An unsettled bellow that shattered the sky

Flame and debris swept the land and pierced

The somnolent peace of the town's sleepy sigh