It was a dark and stormy night, a simple poem.

This is a poem based on the silly rhyme we used to say when I was a kid, and it made me think of what a dark and stormy night, could mean to many different people. It can be exhilarating or frightening, or just keep you awake as the wind blows.

It was a dark and stormy night, three old men sat around a fire, one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night, three lonely wives sat huddled around the fire, one said to the others, ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night, three fishermen fought for their lives against a ferocious sea, and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night three fat Bishops held a banquet for their friends to celebrate Christmas and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night by the side of a frozen dessert road three children were dying of hunger, and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night and three young men sniffed their first cocaine, and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night, and three politicians patted themselves on the back and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night three soldiers lay dying for a cause they didn’t understand and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night three bankers sat and laughed at the world that had made them so rich for their failure and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night three rich kids threw a tantrum for more, more, more, and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night, and three wise men began to follow a star and as they rode, one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus:

It was a dark and stormy night three shepherds stood on a hillside and one said to the others ‘tell us a tale’ and the tale ran thus…

It was a dark and stormy night, outside a city wall, three men hung from crosses…