The Storm
Before the storm comes the stillness
A quiet like the dead of the night
You can almost touch the silence
Delivered by brightness of light
The sky ablaze with its brilliance
Is soon in shadows as heavy dark clouds,
Creep and smother the sky
Suddenly claps of thunder roll across the heavens
As if someone is banging a hammer on sheet metal
Bolts of fork lightning strike down to the earth
Sheet lightning fills the sky for miles
Then the noise and flashes travel away, away
As we count the seconds between the hammer and flash.
Seconds later the rain comes down
Unremitting heavy and powerful.
Gutters awash with debri as rainwater pours of roofs
As quickly as it came, it is gone
The sun shines blue skies peek through
And life goes on.
Val Cook 2007
