First a trickle

Then the rain picks up

The drops dance

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In the wind

With the clouds gradually darkening

Low guttural rumble

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Distant at first

The storm isn’t here yet

But it’s close

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I feel it

With all its potential energy

Thunder’s closer now.

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Heavy rain now

Shrouded world in water’s fog

Hard to see.

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A bright flash

And deafening crack of thunder

It had arrived

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All rain gutters

Pour like mad with rainwater

The street floods

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Small bits of

Everything wash down the avenue

As they meet

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Their final destination

Down the deep storm drain

To the ocean

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Wind whips violently

Tree branches snap, falling everywhere

Creating ground forests

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The rain subsides

The winds die down gradually

The thunder quiets

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Far brighter sky

Just as the sun reappears

The waters recede

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I venture out

To clear the broken branches

Into a barrel

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Clear sky now

Butterflies and birds fly by

Enjoying the warmth…

-AAA 07/25/2024