After the Storm...

An afterglow of indigo

signals the storm's now spent

as the wind ceases her howling

leaving the trees twisted and bent.

The clouds, once filled with rain,

have wrung themselves complete,

the greening of the wet earth below

now marches to nature's fresh beat.

Lillian, at dverse poets, is leading the charge for our quadrille of exactly 44 words. It must include the word 'indigo'.

Here's the link: Indigo Quadrilles