The sky is electric And I am not sure If I want to find somewhere to huddle Or to stare wide eyed at the clouds The way the lightning tears Blue streaks in the cosmos I count the seconds Until thunder rattles the air Vibrating through my bones And suddenly it is raining Softly at first and then sheets Of water plaster my hair to my face Drag my garment against my body I am not cold I feel more alive than I have in years And I laugh into the space Between droplets That silent, still moment And I am running, my feet sloshing My arms flung wide As if I could hold this world This strange, beautiful world And all the majesty it contains