Spring Storm
by Jim Wayne Miller
He comes gusting out of the house,
the screen door a thunderclap behind him.
He moves like a black cloud
over the lawn and---stops.
A hand in his mind grabs
a purple crayon of anger
and messes the clean sky.
He sits on the steps, his eye drawing
a mustache on the face in the tree.
As his weather clears,
his rage dripping away,
wisecracks and wonderment
spring up like dandelions.
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-What do you think the theme of this piece is?
-Write About It
What do you think happened in the home before the boy stormed out the door? Write a dialogue between him and another character or two in the house. What did they argue about? Who said what to whom leading up to his angry exit? Create the other characters as well as the things they said to one another. Your dialogue will look like a play. Don't forget to add stage directions, so your actors will know what to do in addition to what to say.
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