T'was the night of the storm;
Two nations stood silent;
Travailing emotions;
To it's imminent effect.
Lightning and thunder,
Frazzle clear mid-east skies;
From a desert storm.
On a hot winters night,
Ensconced in a bunker; safe from the storm;
Sits the cause .... dining on fresh humble pie.

Frank James Ryan

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cause-and-effect-2/