Rain, softly falling
Bathing the world below it
Nature's Smooth Rhythm
Evaporating
Clinging to dust in the air
Droplets start to form
Mist that floats on high
The mist is too soft to feel
The clouds grow heavy
Too much weight to hold
Too high? Ice Forms. Now too cold.
Descending Downward
Broken Inertia
Potential to Kinetic
Gaining Speed & Force
Rain Accelerates
Droplets form to congregate
Gravity Compounds
Before the rain starts
Asphalt will emit a smell
Signaling the Fall
The Humidity
The Moisture that's in the Air
The Fall Commences
Drip, Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop
It plays beats on the rooftops
Rhythmic Randomness
Friction stirs the clouds
Static Currently Builds Up
Rumbling Occurs
There is now a Flash
A Flash Flashes in a Flash
Too fast is the Flash
Flashes zig and zag
Bright tree limbs stretch from the sky
Climbing down to Earth
Where is something tall?
A building or tree will do.
Hey Look right there! ZAP!
Left smoldering, burnt
A fried tree or lightning rod
Both are now red hot
Electrons grounded
From high energy to low
At a state of rest
The flash, light did sprang
First dark, then bright, dark again
Followed by a Bang!
Boom! The clouds go Boom!
Shockwaves are sent through the air
Let's count the seconds
First strikes the lightning
Applauded for its efforts
Praised by Thunder-Claps
One, Two, Three, Four, Boom!
Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Boom!
It's further away
The sound grows distant
When the storm clouds grow distant
Traveled a distance
The rain was heavy
It now hits the world lightly
Drumming so softly
The clouds dissipate
Condensed before, Now No More
The Cycle Repeats
Rain has gone away
Replaced with the light of day
Come Again, Someday
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WOW! Your Haikus were brilliant! I loved how you described the whole rain cycle using Haikus. That's absolutely fantastic! You're very talented. And I loved all the photos in between the stanzas. They were beautiful!