Then came the storm

Haiku Sequence for a Storm on Hollywood Beach

dark horseshoe of clouds
lightning zig zags glow sharply
nature grasps more tightly

thunder shakes broadwalk
timid bathers flee the beach
birds remain cautious

electrons charge the waves
stunned sea falls silently calm
while the dead man floats

life’s veil soon dissolves
I stand, muted clarion,
a silent witness