the lightning tonight, when it came
was hidden behind the clouds
like old fashioned flashbulbs
those boxy ones, we used to steal
and setoff under the bedsheets
the rain came and went
in a windblown front
pasing through without
taking the heat from the ground
just making the evening more humid
the thunder lived up to expectations
loud and growling at the world
but brief like a dog called to heel
now it has passed out to sea
and the water drips from the leaves
and the humidity continues to rise
Feb 11, 2018
Feb 11, 2018 at 7:54 AM UTC
the lightning tonight, when it came
was hidden behind the clouds
like old fashioned flashbulbs
those boxy ones, we used to steal
and setoff under the bedsheets
the rain came and went
in a windblown front
pasing through without
taking the heat from the ground
just making the evening more humid
the thunder lived up to expectations
loud and growling at the world
but brief like a dog called to heel
now it has passed out to sea
and the water drips from the leaves
and the humidity continues to rise
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