I am a
tornado
My presence always known
Though my path is unpredictable
My appearance beautiful and horrific
Fascinating to behold
Fatal to cross
I am a tornado
Violently slaying all barriers and obstacles in
My tenacious path
Dark and brilliant
Twisted and beautiful
Ferocious torrents of screaming wrath
Raining down upon my opponents
Leaving a gnarled groove in
My wake
I am a tornado
My presence leaves;
All is silent
A woodland creature cautiously steps in
The un-rooted shrubbery
Catching the scent of a newly changed land.