Part 1: The Vow

Beneath the sky where the thunder cried,
Two lovers stood, their hearts allied.
Rain fell softly, a tender song,
They vowed together to forever belong.

“Through storm and sun, we’ll never part,
Our love will beat with a single heart.
No gale shall break what’s bound so tight,
No shadow steal our shared light.”

Their hands entwined, their souls in tether,
A promise made to last forever.
The rain bore witness, its rhythm pure,
Their love a fire, fierce and sure.


Part 2: The Tempest

But time’s cruel hand began to fray,
The tapestry of love’s bright day.
Lately, clouds hung heavy and low,
Each dawn a harbinger of woe.

Words once sweet now carried sting,
The weight of life clipped love’s soft wing.
“What happened to us?” she asked in pain,
As tears...