The last few days have been dark and dreary.
The skies have been heavy and gray.
Today, there was lightening and thunder.
The sound of the boom blasts rocked the house
like refinery explosions have done in the past.
This time, the tempest did not seem eerily beautiful
with its glorious turmoil and formidable roar.
The ponderous mass of the firmament just felt heavy,
the discord jarring, and the load of the cumbersome
clouds weighed me down.
Yes, it's been storming here in 'Sunny California.'
The leaden skies have been cheerless, boring and bleak.
and though I have been clearing and cleaning
and accomplishing things, the dull inclement weather
is affecting my mood.
This Angeleno misses her bright blue skies and her sun.