Gala Performance
The sky darkens
Day turns to night
The smell of rain hits your nostrils
Like smelling salts
Alert now!
Watching … waiting
You feel the electricity in the air
Charged particles spinning at random
Building momentum
Brewing … brooding
The seconds tick by
As we all hold our breath
Waiting for the storm to break
Lightening rips thru the sky
Advance warning of what is to come
Thunderous applause as the heavens breech
A deluge like nothing seen before
Instant flash flooding
Every channel bursting its banks
A cleansing moment
So torrid
So wild
It creates excitement
As we huddle together
Under what little shelter we have
Surrounded by natural beauty
A gala performance
Unfolding before us
All on cue
Perfectly orchestrated
Sight & sound synchronised
No better choreography
Mother nature at her best!