Menace then glow.
Earlier tonight, the sky turned menacing.
Not more rain! We could hear the heavy machines still working down below on the damage from the last storm (Irene.)
Soon water rifled the sky, punctuated by a couple of huge booms.
The distant growl of machinery cut off; men shouted. Inside the house, the dog stepped from her small bed, tail down.
As suddenly, it stopped.
Inside, the dog lay down. Outside, an afterglow of storm lit up the grass, the trees, the sky, even my socks.
Not just my socks.
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ManicDDaily 
September 4, 2011 at 9:39 pm
your images are always clear and beautiful.
well done.
🙂
September 4, 2011 at 9:41 pm
the pictures are beautiful..
that is the power of a storm, it reaches everywhere, touches everything, and changes one and all. Nicely captured
Happy gooseberry day!!!
http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/square-one/
September 5, 2011 at 1:25 am
lovely.. here’s my entry: http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/a-roar-to-mankind/
September 5, 2011 at 2:17 am
I love your images and how clear they are
http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/09/04/haggle-baggily/
September 6, 2011 at 6:43 am
Thanks.
September 5, 2011 at 5:33 am
Awesome post! Love socks! The poem is vivid and I could almost smellt he lightening; hear it in the distance then the rain beating against the house. (Hasn’t rained here in so long, I appreciate you sharing yours with me, even if it’s imaginary.)
My entry: http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/blood-on-the-moon-2/
September 6, 2011 at 6:43 am
Thank you, Charles! We are very damp here. After the clearing, it poured all night.
September 5, 2011 at 12:11 pm
The calm after the storm, loved it! God bless, Terri
September 6, 2011 at 6:42 am
Thanks much.
September 6, 2011 at 8:40 pm
very interesting read….
September 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm
PS – I looked at your blog which has lovely graphics and poems. You might find this post interesting (very silly). https://manicddaily.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/lead-in-to-osc…-swan-elephant/