We were asked by Ms B to blog about our interpretation of the poem.

In stanza 1 she writes about she can sense that the weather is deteriorating. She watches the grey clouds cover the sky and she walks from window to window anxiously watching the heavy branches strain against the sky. This shows that she feels trapped and the storm is both physical and internal-she is just waiting for both "storms" to beign.

In the second verse she begins by saying she is ready for the storm to hit as she feels she is ready to deal with them both. She explains that nothing can prevent either storm and you just have to accept that they may come at any time.

In the third stanza she says that storms are inevitable and that they can not be foreseen nor prevented, you can just do your best to deal with it.

In the final verse she explains that she pulls the curtains to mask the storm and lights some candles which is a sign of hope. She says that even with the curtains closed and all the windows shut the wind can still get in through tiny cracks-there is no escaping it. In her final line she finishes by saying that the best thing to do is to learn how to deal with an internal storm, this shows both acceptance and hope.