Recovery is about more than the human condition. Trees, grasses dry in summer heat
browned as though licked by fire
patiently awaiting nature’s remedy
With flashing lightening
rolling, cracking thunder
from clouds mottled black and gray
edges and gaps of pure blue clear sky
the storm, like the Big Dipper filled to the brim,
with water saved over the dry summer,
sloshed great splashes of cold water on gardens, streets and parks.
Umbrellas, impotent under the deluge, barely protected summer shoppers,
soaked leashed dogs and drenched horses harnessed to vacation carriages.
the wind blew the air dry
umbrellas folded up and vanished
dogs shook themselves dry and horses clop-clopped pulling carriages of late vacationers
Victoria recovered from what seemed a prairie storm!
“Only one thing that you can see and hear that is beautiful and
frightening at the same time,and that is a thunder storm.”
~ R.K.Cowles
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