A wild electrical storm came up at 1 pm this afternoon, just as I was leaving work. Soon after I got home the system settled right above us for about fifteen minutes. Fierce winds and lightning flashes all around, but the ones right over our heads were worrisome. However, we got at least 3 cm of much-needed rain, so we’re thankful. (Our neighbour’s rain gauge showed 1 1/2″ when all was said and done. Nice! ) A friend who lives +/- 40 km north of us got not a drop.
Now here’s a quickly composed verse about the event:
In constant waves the pouring rain sweeps over the field, the road; the tree tops thrashed by the onslaught, spring back, to be bullied down again.
The overshadowing turbulence
hurls jagged streaks our way,
followed closely – so closely! –
by the cannon roars of thunder.
With each boom we shudder, praying
neither we nor the trees will be zapped,
sizzled or uprooted by the ferocity
clamoring above our heads.
We cringe, yet count this not the malevolence of a foe; rather we rejoice in the storm and bless the sheets of driven rain bringing life to this thirsty land. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Christine's Collection 
Wonderful poem. So thankful you got some rain and the lightning did not start any fires!
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We’re very glad, too. Nice bright day after the rain. I don’t think fires would have gotten far the way the rain was coming down! It was almost like a snow storm. Here’s wishing you folks a nice little deluge. 🙂
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We sure could use it!
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We got lots of thunder and heavy rain yesterday, late afternoon. Looks like a bluebird day now, Hope it remains so.
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Thunder and lightning in the East is much more dramatic than the storms we get here in Sask. Out here we don’t get those deep reverberating booms that shake the whole house, like the ones we heard when we lived in Ontario. Were you folks needing rain?
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Well, we weren’t in a drought, but Terry did mention that he wasn’t going to cut the grass again until after we got some rain because it turns brown. So the rain was timely 🙂
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Wonderfully done, Christine. They keep threatening with thunderstorms here but so far… nyet!
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Thank you. We had another shower last night, so things are looking green here, canola and flax fields just coming into bloom give lovely patches of gold, blue and green. 🙂
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Oh sweet! I’ll never forget driving by those fields – twice!
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I have to say, I find thunderstorms really exhilarating!
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I do, too. Long as I’m not under the pouring rain!
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