Feeling the Urge to Write

It seems as if the only moments I take the time to put a halt to my busy day and write lately are when storms are a-brewing; today is no exception. I am on the patio, seeing the lightning flashes and hearing the thunder roll and it is peaceful to me, this weather, comforting in its intensity. Odd I think, but it’s like all of my home and office efforts need to cease so that I can experience and appreciate Nature at her finest. I watch the water pour off the corner of my roof, see the sheets of water blow across the yard, and I thank the Lord that I have a patio to shelter under to watch this fury unfolding. The storm ebbs and flows; a brief spot of sunlight peeks out from behind the enormous thunder clouds, and then it gets dark again, lit occasionally by the flashes of lightning.

And when it’s finally over, the rain stops, though I still hear distant rolling thunder.

Back to work, I think.