For the Musecrafters workshop "Dark and Stormy Night" prompt:

Maelstrom

It was a dark and stormy night
as starry vapors gathered
under a clouded moon
whirling and twirling
formulating
a maelstrom of discontent.
Eerie consternation
in flight
seeping through my windows
emanating malodorous airs.
Unhappy winds tonight
hurling angry mist
to and fro
pelting nature's creatures
and especially
angering the skunk.

Copyright 2007 Jo Janoski, Poet Laureate of Pennsylvania™ 2007