We plunge headlong into the deluge
our footsteps echoing the thunder,
forgetting all inhabitions,
throwing caution to the wind 
as it breezes past us into the night
seducing us to follow, 
and we do; soaking up every raindrop splash
and treading lightly past households
with their lights flicked off,
doors locked and shut-up tight
in an attempt to keep out the storm.
Our laughter is lost in the dark
as bare feet dance over shimmering grass
while lightning blazes overhead
until the sky is entirely lit up
and for a flaring, fleeting moment
the whole world stands still
in a fading glimpse of Heaven.
We gasp in awe at the splendour
as the beauty drowns the senses
like the driving rain that falls from the sky
streaming down our hair into our eyes,
dissolving away our fear,
and even if I was to get struck
by a bolt of that pure, heavenly light
only to die right there in the park,
on the hill, while the rain and the wind
numb away all semblance of pain,
I would die happy
becuase it was Heaven that struck me
and took me away.


©2006