Stormy

Ever been caught in a storm, of any kind?  I remember a particularly violent thunderstorm.  The sky became greenish grey, on the verge of a tornado.

The wind was sudden, as was the rain, which fell in sheets.  Gushing doesn't come close.  It was inundating, just short of a flood. 

We were on a highway out in the country.  There was nothing in sight except empty fields.  No traffic added to the feeling of isolation. 

The sky crackled ominously and an eldritch lightning shredded the sky. 

I yelled, 'Don't touch any metal', as the lightning danced over the hood and roof.

It was over almost as fast as it came.  The weather shifted to a grey downpour.

We drove on and the sky remained grey but the worst was over.

Many have survived worse.  Katrina comes to mind and the Palm Sunday tornado in Indiana.  Tsunamis, volcanoes earthquakes and manmade devastation such as Chernobyl, Fukushima etc.

Storms are weathered and survived to rebuild and resolve to live. 

They are chaotic.  They are destructive and leave a mess. 

I know this is old stuff re storms etc.  They don't go away.

Save lives and rebuild.