Tropical Weather

a poem

The sky with water saturated
Rumbles like a hungry ghost
Scares the air and makes it run
Signs a storm is sure to come
Water rests inside the earth
For eons before bubbling forth
Yet restless when it’s in the sky
Remaining only for a short while
Clustering vapor fights for space
Electric currents run the race
Thunder rumbles all around
Bolts of lightning reach the ground
Connecting Earth to the sky
Brief moment of exploding fire
Summer in the tropics comes
With rain and squalls shot from guns
Morning comes with orange sky
Grey clouds aren’t just passing by
Bellowing their bright intention
Blindly striking nuclear fission
Fire and water fall together
Temperamental tropic weather
Hand of God a lightning strike
One can’t escape the awesome light
Life-giving water falls like breath
Lighting strikes threaten death
No need to try to run for cover
Neither exists without the other