The rain falls softly against my window pane.
Tentative at first, like a hesitant lover
not sure his presence is welcome.
Then, becoming bolder,
not wanting this moment to pass him by.

In a matter of moments,
the azure blue sky,
with a whisper of gossamer pillows
playing tag around the sun,
abruptly put an end to their frivolity.

Like a stern parent,
he summoned them together,
as in a war counsel,
to chastise them for their playfulness.

Thunder rolls across the sky with a mighty roar,
and lightning streaks across the heavens
to add a reprimand to the proceedings!

After a few moments, exhausted and spent,
the sky once again returns
to its former splendor
secure in the knowledge
that a lesson has been learned.