Thunderstorm

Dehydrated grass--
Blanched beige pallor of malaise
Stares longingly up.

Smirking summer sky--
Smarmy, beaming Cheshire Cat
Teases Earth below.

Sun still blazing strong,
Burning, obliterating
All other senses.

Sun soon eats its words--
Ominous grey cloud enters
As thunder rumbles.

Commands audience,
World watches in rapt silence--
"Heavenly" showdown (?)

Sun runs for cover
(Cowardice shows when challenged)
Thunder has its day.

Laughter emanates,
Booming, crashing, cascading--
Cloud makes presence known.

Mottled grey sky weeps
Streaming tears of emotion--
Illuminated.

Darkness is broken
By fleeting flash of lightning,
Clashing manically.

Earth, revitalized,
Drinks in the unfolding scene,
Quenches crippling thirst.

Grass perks up once more--
Rises from longtime sickbed,
Poised to meet the world.

Singing with colour,
Passive yellow gives way to
Vivid, strident green.

(Schaudenfreude here?
No, but look what happens when
The underdog wins).