Within the Eye
  by Leslie GS

Fury whipping
 in ever-constricting circles
penetrates its own core
 a hollow of
  sudden silence.

In that eye,
  eyes lock
clear ice of an arctic sky
 with
the enigmatic depths of a moody sea

A soft breath, a lingering touch
   hang
     suspended in that center
caged within spiraling walls
  of battering, tearing winds

Again
 cold and hot twist together, fusing
  relentless
   pressure coiling tight

Stillness shatters
 with a roar of thunder
a white flash
  of mind-blinding ecstasy

Raging, the storm begins anew.

September '99

This poem is in response to a "storm challenge" on the UF discussion list. Poems written by others on this theme can be found at: The UF Poetry Archives.