Hail storms outside my window
Nature’s violence
Stones churn and roll in the heavens above
Then strike the earth arbitrarily
Oblivious to damage or injury
Car roofs dented
Shingles cracked
Woe to any creature caught outside
Lightning slashes across the sky
One, two, three…BOOM!
Intense thunder shakes the house
I am both frightened and exhilarated
Like a roller coaster ride
Now it is calm
I survey the damage
Branches and leaves torn from trees
White covered ground
Quickly melting frozen balls
Streams in the gutters
The sun valiantly pushes through the clouds
To warm the earth again