The dark and stormy night declared,
a tale of gloom has not yet aired.

A sheet of rain swamped the night,
from hither tither to yonder right.

Fill the void to outer brim,
we're after all who cannot swim.

Seed the brood with rank despair,
and scurry them to the waiting snare.

Employing stealth conceals the cause,
feeding mass to parting jaws.

The gathering storm built to max,
as shredded hope met the ax.

Laughter shrieked its last decree,
seeking bounty without a fee.

But vogue required a tax to pay,
and pierced the shell of morbid clay.

It stole the night for all to see,
without intent to spark the glee.

Smash the chains and catch the light,
the shameless frauds lost the fight.

Truth and justice out on loan,
charging through the ether zone.

Crowned with jewels and diadems,
lighting sky with glowing rems.

Blazing glory split the air,
fat and finger, foot and hair.

Skipping peaks in running laughter,         
catching winds forever after.