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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