A Good Chance of Rain
Aug 17 2022
The prediction said 4.
And now, 20 minutes past
I hear a distant rumbling
quickly moving closer.
Thunderstorms
just as the forecast had it.
It's hard to imagine
this kind of accuracy
in a weather report.
As if chaos had been banished
the atmosphere tamed.
As if man
had been transformed
into some god-like creature,
all-seeing and all-powerful
astride the earth.
Not just technology and math
but divine mastery.
An illusion, of course.
We are not in control,
and forecasts
are guess work, at best;
despite the science, the math
the authoritative reports.
And now, half past 4
it's sunny and warm.
So, no Nostradamus after all,
nothing godly or prophetic
no occult wizardry.
Like Oz,
the wise-cracking weatherman
in his loud suit and tie
summarily unmasked.
And no recanting, either;
just the latest report
on my phone's weather app,
as if no doubt whatsoever
there's a good chance of rain.
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