My corn is green with red tassels,
I am praying to the lightning to ripen my corn,
I am praying to the thunder which carries the lightning.
Corn is sweet where lightning has fallen.
I pray to the six-coloured clouds.
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Comments1JUST READ 'PRAYER FOR LIGHTNING' BY AMY LOWEL! CRAZY HOW SHE MAKES YOU FEEL THE POWER OF NATURE AND THE HOPE IN THOSE WORDS. REALLY CONNECTED WITH THE RAW REALNESS OF IT. LOVING IT SO FAR, MAJESTICLY DONE! đŊâĄđŠī¸đ