After the Storm

That storm had my heart beating
as I rode herd through the night
All that rumbling of thunder
and savage flashes of light

The darkness felt uneasy
as drenching rain fell in shrouds
And with each flash of lightning
I saw thick black boiling clouds

Well the storm has passed on by
and morning drifts o'er the plain
I sit here in my saddle
tired and damp from last night's rain

Gazing across this landscape
where everything’s been washed clean
There's a mist on the mountains
so heavy they can’t be seen

The cattle graze peacefully
day rises over the hills
Under this low hanging sky
my world sits silent and still

From between my horse’s ears
in this gray light of the day
I see all of God's glory
so I bow my head to pray
 

To thank God for seeing fit 
to bring me through that dark night
Letting me witness once more
his majestic morning light

Sometimes it makes me wonder
how Heaven could truly be
Anything more glorious
than this valley is to me

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Date: 7/31/2023 2:56:00 PM
Hello Jerry , It must be scary to ride a horse with cattle through a thunder storm. With no protection from the rain, you would get very wet. Enjoy your evening my friend. /Darlene\
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/1/2023 4:06:00 AM
Hello Jerry, yes it is scary to go through any storm physical or mental. Yes hopefully there will be peace after the storm.Your welcome. Good morning. Enjoy the rest of the day. Your friend /Darlene\
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 7/31/2023 3:14:00 PM
Darlene, it is scary to go through any storm, physical or mental. But hopefully, there will be peace waiting for you after the storm is over. Thanks for reading and for your kind words.
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