day ten

Then Came the Rain
After sunny beginnings
then came the rain -
outrageous, terrifying downpour
glorious as a tidal wave.
Laughing - dancing - washing clean
the flooded sidewalks and the soul.
Inviting any excuse to run
hard - far enough to hurt - not caring
but caring about everything.
Soaking - up to the knees,
ruining shoes, but mending hearts.
Each lightning bolt tearing apart
the kaleidoscope of colored clouds,
every thunder crash trumpeting
the arrival of a future earth and sky.
The brave few fought the elements,
but the rarer breed pressed in - smiling
as the wind pushed back.
Intensity that could not sustain
lasted just long enough to renew
and remind one of the power -
beauty - passion of the thunderstorm.