Nightstorm

In the dead of night brews a mighty storm

Gusts of wind cold and strong

Bringing news of the approaching cataclysm

And drowning the town in a sea of darkness

Replacing humanity's myriads of lights

With cold electric bluish hues

Snakes of lightning turn the sky into a mosaic

And the blaring drumming of thunder makes our hair stand on end

And lo the first smattering of rain amidst this stunning chaos

Bringing with it the sweetest scent of earth

From a transparent drizzle into an opaque downpour

The rain and thunder play their heavenly music

To which dances the glimmering lightning

And thus nature puts up its mighty performance

The curtains draw on this heavenly act

With growls of thunder to finally reveal the shining moon and stars