The Roof Beam Is About to Fall

lake above, wind below

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

The roof beam is about to fall,
the dam is about to burst,
the plane is about to stall.

Animals begin to call
their warnings — softly at first —
that the roof beam’s going to fall,

that danger has begun to crawl
on its way to worse from worst.
And the plane’s begun to stall

with the coming of the squall —
its arrival unrehearsed —
and the roof beam fated to fall.

Calamity seems to enthrall
the passengers that are cursed
as the plane begins to stall.

But winged beauty’s all in all
as the floodgates quench our thirst
as the roof refuses to fall
as the pilot takes control.

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Montreal, Quebec — Photo by Jonathan Potter ⓒ 2024