June 4, 2010

through it all, the windows

darkness followed by rounds of thunder. children shout in the shadowy woods. a flash of lightning on the black tv screen. crack! rain.

leaves sing in the steady shower. cool rain-scented air fills the room. a soft green light slowly increases as thunder becomes distant.

the bright songs of birds replace the erratic rhythm of thunder. silence begins to fill the gaps between the ebbing waves of rainfall.

specks of white sky appear between wet leaves. humidity is returning with a warmer breeze. through it all, the windows remain wide open.

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