Muffled rumble in the distance

Lightning flashes softly flicker

Night air whispers promises of impending drama

Dark skies shiver, as approaches, the battle of Nature’s will

Unrest in the clouds

Distant hills visible for just a moment, and then gone

Ultra-violet dances on the tree-line

More vibrant now, fierce, forking suddenly ‘cross the open field

The land waits with bated breath for the first crash of nature’s war

Which element will fire the first shot!

Arcing white light leaves impressions of shadow in its wake

Casting fleeting glimpses of a neon green horizon

Thunder growls ominously overhead,

Its echoes leave the ground shuddering in anticipation

Platinum sheets now obliterate the view

Great blazing shards, hurled into the ground

Searing light penetrates the night

...and, amid mighty crack of deliverance,

Clouds breach to bestow their much needed gift

Stark radiance lays tracks, whilst resonance bellows its wrath

As all beneath cower, afraid

White heat retaliates and all is laid bare

They battle on, these two awe-inspiring warriors

Rending the air with expressions of strength and rage

Their blood-shed nourishing the dry summer earth

Until at last their potency fades.

Their parting shots mellowed by the breath of wind

...which drives them apart. All is calm once again

And in celebration

...the smell of earth, freshly bathed, permeates all.