Prompted: Thunder

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( by Mike )

Zeus indeed commanded it

Compelling all to bow

A deafening sound, a rumble

What do we do right now?

Olympus dwellers exclaim

And mortals choose parlay

The father of the deities 

Had something else to say

Elsewhere, far, however

The Son of Asgard tries

Without a heavy hammer

Who knows how he will fly

Preceding or proceeding

It ever will be heard

When Odinson approaches

The skies produce one word

Perhaps another wielder

Of wind and rain and hale

Can aptly demonstrate here

Where others ably fail

Demanding eyes to witness

And ears to hear the peals

Let Miss Ororo Munroe

Show you the real deal

But really, as it turns out

The noise, the boisterous din

Brought stormy clouds and rainfall

And joys come from within

'Cause Willy's favorite product

Got soaked and melted, flowed

Into a chocolate river

Confectioners explode

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( by Jucy )

A deep, throaty rumble in the night sky

That slowly fills with dark clouds

Brings a sense of foreboding

Nature’s afterthought to lightning

The sound a harbinger of promise or doom

But not to be feared

It’s only waves reaching your ears

The scary thoughts it conjures

Are all in your head

The reverberation in your chest

A mere echo, a resonance

More imaginary than real

Resist the urge to flee

Or hide under the covers

It’s ability to harm you, nil

It’s just thunder, my dear

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from the one word writing prompt: "thunder"