http://edlamaze.com Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:04:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://edlamaze.com/2008/06/29/sunday-sonnets-a-refreshing-shower.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2008/06/29/sunday-sonnets-a-refreshing-shower.aspx#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2008/06/sunday-sonnets-a-refreshing-shower/ My kids get frightened during thunderstorms.  The lightning startles them and the claps of thunder elicit screams.  I could watch it rain all night.  I love the way nighttime is broken by momentary flashes of brilliant white light and I could listen to the rolling thunder on an endless replay loop.  Raindrops on a metal surface somehow soothe me.  And nothing compares to the exhilaration of watching a storm cross a body of water making its way to the screened porch where you safely can absorb it's power and beauty. 

It rained last Wednesday night.  A good rain, hard with plenty of lightning and rolling thunder.  I sat, alone in my living room as the family slept and I enjoyed every bit of it.  Images of my youth flashed with each bolt of lightning and the booming thunder turned the pages as I watched the storm.  And I listened.  It was pretty cool.

This week's Sunday Sonnet was inspired by last Wednesday's thunderstorm.

A Refreshing Shower

There's something soothing, calming
About watching a springtime thunderstorm.
Lightning flashes and I count...
One, two, three, four.

And the crash of thunder lets me know
The center of the storm is not far.
The rain pelts the air conditioner.
My clogged gutters are useless.

As the water pours down I take solace
Knowing that one more chore has been done
My plants won't need the hose tomorrow
And it'll be far to wet to mow.

And bonus:  the car is getting a free rinse....

Oh, Crap!  I left the windows down!

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