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Cozy Contemplations - 27. Chapter 27 Ringside
Ringside
With little notice
The churning skies promise violence
Lighting our world with flashes
That make us jump and tremble
We seek shelter
As the crescendo plots its rise
The deluge begins as crackling spatters
On hoods and roofs and pavement
Nature’s timpani
Fearsome and thrilling both
We cower as it becomes torrential
And deafening
The rhythm becomes a roar
Trees impersonate rubber
Threatening to obstruct
Destruct
And expose jagged edges
Sharp enough to kill
As they block our way
Trapping us in matchstick houses
And Dinky toy cars
The wind howls its warning
Competing with the distant thunder
Both relishing in our quaking fear
Exposing how insignificant we are
Existing only at the tolerance
Of the elements
As they play their games around the world
The wind dies
The rain gentles
Thunder moves off
And peace returns
We have been spared this time
But we have been warned
Never to underestimate
A next time will surely come
And I will take my chances
Revel and rejoice
Before Nature’s unmatched power
And thank her for scaring me
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