STORM IN THE NIGHT
Leopold Staff
"Storm in the Night" by Leopold Staff. Accordion-style illustration. Designed and illustrated by Katarzyna Maria Kostrzewska
"A storm raged through the night.
Flashes,
Groans, whistles.
The rumble of carts, the thunder of drums, the clash of sheet metal, the rattle of armour.
Lightnings,
Thunderbolts,
Cracks,
Rumblings,
Cloppings,
Like a furious raid by a savage invader.
Then everything fell silent.
At dawn, I step outside,
It is empty and deserted.
Only on the road,
In the tracks of repelled, shattered fugitives,
Puddles gleam like shields with jagged edges."
