+*+Storm+*+

Wind rustled crunching leaves
That on the sidewalk lay.
There was a big storm coming
On a windy Autumn day.

Thunder rumbled overhead
And shook me through and through.
A jagged bolt of lightning struck.
The sky then cracked in two!

Rain washed down the dirty road.
It hissed, and gushed, and muttered.
The downpour swept dead leaves away
Into the bubbling gutter.

It started raining harder.
The streams began to flood.
There were tons of puddles
All of them filled with mud.

As flooding streams got higher.
And people came to help.
You could here children crying
And the animals yelp.

Heading for higher ground.
It slowly began to stop raining.
The streams sluggishly went down.
And the streets began draining.

As the clouds separated slowly.
And the storm got weak.
It was such a shock.
Nobody could speak.

The wind began to weaken.
And the sky was no longer grey.
What was such a horrible beginning
Ended up being a beautiful day!