The wind
whirls the spring storm
down the mountain, across
the wide valley chased by laden
rain clouds.
Fat drops
splatter on rocks
and wash dust from the air
as evening falls on the tallgrass
prairie.
The storm
passes. Thunder
fades as it dissipates
eastward toward the great muddy
river.
I watch
distant lightning
spark into darkness
before closing my eyes to sleep
in peace.