A flash sparks along the horizon,
threading multiple branches.
White glow against black,
with a rumbling vibration that fallows.
Rain splatters across the ground,
causing miniature lakes to form.
A cold that seeps in,
if you were outside to long.
Soaked and dripping,
a child comes in.
Shoes caked with mud,
but with a shining grin.
As lightning shatters the night,
nothing ruins puddle stomping.