Craig W. Steele

The storm starts when the drops start dropping.
When the drops stop dropping, then the storm starts stopping.
-- Dr. Seuss

A sharp rain hammers streaming glass
as lightning flashes claw the sea’s
dark hide, highlight rogue waves en masse
while sharp rain hammers streaming glass.
Wind flogs the boardwalk, flails dune grass,
transforms sand grains to stinging bees
as sharp rain hammers streaming glass,
and lightning flashes claw the seas.