Summer Weather

 

Heat rises steeply, vertically, highly
Accumulating utmost height in the sky,
Swirling and festering clouds form
Not gentle, but heavy with storm
Winds beset, precede the clouds
A call to the indoor, safe haven now
Wild and fierce, relentless, no release
I wait for it to slow; it doesn't cease
Lightning flashed, its power too much
An otherworldly tap, with its milli-touch
And power is gone, overwhelmed by power
All I really wanted was a cooling rain shower
Not today, says the storm, my power is today,
But in a couple hours, the wind swept it away.

The wonder of weather during the summer months. Infused with heat and moisture are all the day. The morning awakens with clear blue hues, sun, and heavy air. As the hours progress the heat rises into the atmosphere and builds up in the formation of clouds. Sometimes a storm will develop and form right overhead, crashing suddenly onto the hot landscape. I peak out the window and see the wind blow and the rain falls in sheets. I watch in wonder and pull out a book to read - isn't that the natural thing to do to enjoy the atmosphere inside? The awe of creation fills me when weather acts like it was created to do. Until the power flickers out....but then it's all swept away and the atmosphere clears.

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.
He gathers the water of the sea into a heap,
he puts the depths into storehouses.
Let the whole earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of him.
For he spoke, and it came into being;
he commanded, and it came into existence.
Psalm 33.6-9