Inside and out
by cricketjeff on May 15, 2008. © Jeff Green, All rights reserved
Gathering in the distance
dark and foreboding
filling the horizon.
Safe and warm
we wait
heavy atmosphere
and electricity
tension builds
The sound of the wind
building slowly
the lights flicker
Outside
getting cooler
darker
the horizon
draws nearer
She draws nearer to me
looking through the window
and tensing
not talking now
The first flash
bright
a pause
then the rumble
Dark now
like late evening
on a Summer afternoon
The first drops
explode
with drum beats
Leaves and flowers
dance joyously
concrete becomes
abstract art
Two flashes
Loud crashes
scarcely a gap
The wind rips at the trees
rain batters the Earth
She holds me
shivering
as the flashes
become insistent
she kisses me
White knuckles and urgent need
wind and thunder
drumming rain
Passion
The storm outside
a storm within
Later
The storm passes
she relaxes
I smile
I wonder if she really likes a storm.
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