The Ice Storm of 07

Rain descended into ice
And lay down upon the trees
Coating their branches crystal
White, with an appallingly freeze

Tree limbs swayed neath the weight
Moaning low in icy despair
Yet layer on layer grew the ice
‘til the burden became too great

Stooped low over frozen ground
Branches at that angle strained
Noble stance deformed to bow
Soon the wood began to break

Dreadful dissonance voices
from all sections of the town
Pops, cracks, and loud crashes
as the icy wood broke and fell

Wood landed on the rooftops
And on the power lines too
Punching holes and snapping
Lines spreading darkness through

Cars smashed, tall fences cleaved
Streets filled with fallen wood
Roads blocked, street lights out
Near panic quickly ensued

Sirens sounded, emergency
Vehicles thwarted by the wood
Tree crews clearing out a path
Before they could drive through

During the night mayhem ruled
Finally ceasing in the morn
A vast city lay mangled
Slowly crushed by icy storm

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