The Storm

Hear the thunder rolling,
Feel the awesome power,
Taste the rain that's falling,
Praise God, creator of this splendid shower.

See the trees dancing in the wind,

Watch birds flee to their nests,

Witness lightening from the clouds descend,

Glimpse a cat woken from his afternoon rest.

Hear a mother calling her son,

Listen to the bull frogs uttering their sound,

Heed to the children's splashes in the puddles, having fun,

Hear the patter of the rain coming down.

Feel the air as it crackles,

Sense God in all that surrounds me,

Stroke a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, from its shackles,

Experience all of nature as it turns crazy.

Taste the cool, flowing breeze,

Savor the flavor of the water as it hits my tongue,

Drink in the smell of wet leaves,

Relish in the feeling that this storm has only just begun.

Smell the churning earth,

Inhale the aromas of Mother Nature,

Breathe in the scent of a fire in a neighbor's hearth,

Smell the fear running through God's furry creatures.

Hear the thunder rolling,

Feel the awesome power,

Taste the rain that's falling,

Praise God, creator of this splendid shower.