it was outrageous
how the sky fell
nothing could hold on to the leaves
not even tent caterpillars
a curtain of wetness
cast furioiusly across the farm
the sound deafening
a half hour strong
leaving puddles
and new rivlets
and a cleansing
in its wake
then the calm
a lovely thing
to see the fluorescent greens
the leaves dancing and joyous again
and somehow the thought of them
delivered
from the
devouring
this set my heart to dancing
I had taken photos today
before the storm
in case all the leaves vanished by tomorrow
and things might became as a barren winter
once more
but now the storm
has come
thunderous
and left the leaves
redeemed
the birds were still singing
My heart was singing
with them
storms
my favourite things
