THUNDER IN THE SKY


The waves stroke the shore
Moving the sand to the south
Slowly over the years
Grinding each grain smaller

Walking into the ocean
Feeling the water and sand mix
Between toes and covering your ankles
Then pulling back in quiet motion

The storm seen a hundred miles off
Building into a dark gray mass
Lightning striking periodic
Not seeming violent but calm from afar

The waves growing larger
With each vibration of the waters spirit
Alive in its being
A personality developing as the swells move closer

Crashing, louder reaching further into shore
Sinking deeper into the beach
More and more sand sliding under foot
A step back, still it comes

Full now full of life
The storm comes
Lightning becomes dangerously close
Thunder in the sky

Michael V Hechtman Copyright 2000