DESERT STORM
A Fata Morgana mirage loomed hazily, yet intensely off in the distance
On a scale of untold magnitude with respect to packing heat
So she felt it best to take the path of least resistance
As the Earth began vibrating underneath her feet
Suddenly, the wind picked up
And she knew it was nearly time to turn back
But not before she saw an oceanic swell
Of sand rise up & heard the sky crack
It was not a swell that would anytime soon be quelled
As it began to foment & arc while turning the sky dark
She knew the clear & present dangers
Of a natural phenomenon such as this
But also knew it was her one shot chance
To finally follow her bliss
She was known by friends & family
To be an artful dodger on cue
And knew how right before lightning strikes
The air polarizes all around you
Her parents words of warning & well-equipping her
Were not lost on her at all
She had an airtight face mask in her bug out bag
For when a tsand-tsunami came to call
Soon the Fata Morgana mirage 50 feet away
Was swallowed up in full just solely by the fray
Of the titanic curvature of
Insatiable & billowing sand making its way
Once again, the lightning cracked the sky
And this time, its hydra headed branches
Touched down 10 feet to her right upon the sand
While multiple instances of fulgurite
Forged instantaneously on demand...
It was as if the sand cried out to all-envelop the lightning rods
Inasmuch as the rods sought to plunge themselves deep into the sand...
Putting down roots that disappeared as suddenly as they appeared
Leaving a diverse array of grainy formations epic, erratic, & grand
This time she would not be remiss in following her bliss
Adamantly refusing to stall...
She ran hopscotch, helter-skelter to collect them one in all
After waiting no more than 5 minutes for them to cool
Carefully placing them in her backpack
Only to run back home like nobody's fool
Luckily, this time, the lightning went before (to wit)
The worst of the sandstorm that followed not far behind it
Acting as a future, close-call lesson
To handle with great care the fulgurite now in her possession