princess lightning reigned
it was a dark and stormy
knight to fall in love
—Terri Guillemets
thunder
Opening night
monsoon winds tell tales
lightning dances thunder sings
rain is main event
—Terri Guillemets
Thunderstorm
boom rustle tip tap
tippity clink rumble crack
whoosh whish shhh fade black
—Terri Guillemets
Summer-nap
I drifted into a summer-nap
under the hot shade of July
serenaded by a cicadae lullaby
to drowsy-warm dreams
of distant thunder…
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thank you to everyone who let me know about USA Today and King Features Syndicate using this poem for their “Cryptoquote” on July 5th. It is quoted as: “I drifted into a