stormy evening

there's a stormy atmosphere
indoors as well as outdoors;
some trees have dyed their hair red
and the rest of the forest is mad;
the trunks are shaking and bending,
the wind is lamenting
the very fate that it brings;
the leaves are turning
and spinning in spirals.
the kitchen is warm and inviting
the radio is spreading the news;
I sit to gather my thoughts
round the table, while mama is baking
chocolate chips in the oven
and dad is wishing for roast,
while all grandma wants for this dinner
is a cup of tea and some toast.