Washed Clean

Storm clouds in the western sky
congregated on the horizon.
Out of the ominous blackening sky
hooves of thunder pounded long blades of rain.

The sky leaked, and roses
washed away in the heavy rains,
which drenched the driveways
and dissolved into an atmosphere of fog.

The heavens above roared
and shimmered as black
as a midnight ocean.

Warm, glowing clouds blown
in by the storm
became a rainbow archway
glistening in the rain.

The storm passed.
The earth was washed cleaned,
fresh and new once again.