Silent thunder shakes the windows Causing birds to flee the tree outside And fling themselves into the raging wind
Jagged lightning flames the sky In all the colors of a sunrise While the moon still says it’s midnight
Rain has finally found it’s way Around the thirsty desert mountains And readies itself for the deluge
Sandbags may hold back the flood But they can’t stop tomorrow And the monsoon putting on its boots
Dawning comes in dreary clothing Gray and heavy in the hems Waiting to start shrugging off
The weather, like a game of Stack the Timber Tower Debates the utmost time to tumble
Everything is battened down Awaiting the first sprinkles That will presage the downpour
The birds have come back to the trees But they are silent like the thunder While the city holds it’s breath
And watches out a million windows With the TV standing by As we all wait to meet the wet ljm
Waiting for the monumental rainstorm they've been warning us about for today. It comes with floods and mudslides. Where I live may be boring, but it's ever so safe from all that.