First I heard
the tympani roll
louder and louder they pounded and boomed
Then flashes of light
zipped and zapped
sizzling whatever they touched

Then a big drop splashed
then two
then more and more and more
All at once a giant firehose
seemed directed at our house!

What did I see?
Nothing but water
as it poured across our windows.

For twenty minutes
then some more
though lesser rain was falling

Finally, I could see
lakes and rivers covered the land
where earlier there were none!
The lakes were huge
the rivers roaring
tearing across the fields