Oh oh, here it comes
Spectacular lightning and thunder
I\'m safe behind a window
Looking and listening in wonder
Staring through the glass
At the tumult going on outside
Waiting for the storm to end
And then I will decide
To rake up fallen leaves
Or sweep along the drain
Or cut off broken branches
Tomorrow same again
I\'d rather take a walk
Along the swollen river
The water rushes by
Its colour polished silver
But the weatherman has said
This pattern will go on
For 1 or 2 more weeks
And then it will be gone
So welcome rain and thunder
As all of us now know
Your power\'s getting weaker
And soon you\'ll have to go.
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This spectacular photo was taken by my friend Joyce Lai (her IG: jlai_lens) who has kindly shared it with me for my poem. I tried to take a photo of lightning but failed many times. Malaysia has one of the highest number of lightning strikes in the world causing 132 deaths over a 10 year period up to August 2019. Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela) is the lightning capital of the world.
The latest weather forecast for Malaysia predicts a spell of very hot weather coming, lasting until September. Climate change is a probable factor.