Thank Goodness!

After a dreadful heat wave,
comes comfort and relief—
a steady, heavy downpour
with thunder that is brief!
Many plants are now rejoicing
and striving to grow tall.
They stand up, stems are straightening,
their leaves no longer fall.

The grass is looking greener;
its thirst is finally quenched.
Cool rain is so refreshing
to soil when it gets drenched,
and, defying torrid weather,
when summer does its worst,
some plants will keep surviving
until the next cloudburst.