Gray

The sky outside is so muted and gray.
A cool wind blows, and a soft wind falls down.
The sun stayed hidden behind clouds today;
its warmth and brightness were not to be found.

All seems so dark on a day like today;
it feels like happiness hides with the sun.
The darkened sky pulls all laughter away,
and it casts a shadow eclipsing fun.

You think you'll outrun it and have a laugh,
but the sky knows your plans and intervenes.
Next thing you know you are taking a bath
as the place you stand becomes a ravine.

But then you remember you should not mourn,
for all things alive are from water born.