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Monsoon

8/8/2020

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Clouds roll in from the south.
Dragon shapes, bear shapes.
White oxen,
reaching far up into the sky

Building steadily, grander, higher
So many of them.
Shapes casually merging
into a great stretch of darkening grey

Wind blows gentle at first.
Then stronger, harder,
pushing faster.
It moans through the metal door frames

Thunder rumbles far away
But not for long
Here it comes, closer.
Sonorous and full.

Vivid flashes of lightning
illuminate the sky
Scattered. Crooked.
Crackling. Sharp.

Then the first droplets. Spit. Spat.
Until there's too many to count
Falling harder, faster.
Pinging off the metal balcony railings.

Clouds, wind, thunder, lighting, rain - the sky as one. 
A discordant symphony of sound and light. 
Exhilarating. Fierce, Life-giving. 
Monsoon. 

Monsoon © Kerry Gittins 2020. All Rights Reserved.

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