Where Does the Thunder Sleep

Where does the thunder sleep,
Is this something anyone will ever know?
Does it hide in the deep,
When not with the wind it blows?
Couldn’t someone go far enough,
Over mountains, valleys, lakes and streams,
Dream their way through borders so tough,
Into the lands of ancient kings and queens.
Should they cross all continents and land,
Go hike through the wonderful forests of grass,
Or endure the challenges of the deserts filled with sand,
Then over the mountains daunting mass.
Maybe if they went high, soaring over clouds,
Or possibly to the core under the Earth’s mounds.
Does the thunder sleep north, south, east or west,
Left, right, up, or down?
I do not believe the compass will aid you,
Nor will any map uncovered with some secret path.
Any transportation-plane, bus, car, canoe,
There is no equation no simple problem of math.
This is a question with one, one answer only learned,
You see it is all around, just waiting to make its sound heard.