A storm is coming signaled in by the raging wind I watch the weeping willow through my window as against the storm she stands The wind whips through pulling off her leaves Like a mother losing her child, she does not break, only bends to weep Thunder begins to roll in the distance As lightening illuminates the sky An omen of the worsening storm She continues to bend, waiting for it to pass by Rain and hail start to fall Ripping off remaining leaves As she continues her motherly weep She sways majestically, refusing to break Lightning hits her, cleaving her in half She lays now broken upon the ground No more tears can she shed She, her regal self, a casualty of the storm