Lightning splinters across the sky,
No patch of pavement left dry.
Heavy bullets of rain do fall.
And from my window the wind does call.

Down the pane the raindrops slide
Distorting the stormy world outside
I sit patiently awaiting each flash
And listen closely for the following clash.

The thunder rolls in an explosive roar,
Drowning out the rains downpour.
Through the night the storm did last.
And I listened here safe behind glass.