Thunderous roars and incessant tapping <br />Pouring down, no end in sight <br />Within these walls the weather’s trapping <br />People in their homes tonight <br /> <br />Saturation point’s been reached <br />As the flow now shapes the land <br />Retaining walls have now been breached <br />Only protection, bags of sand <br /> <br />A new river in creek bed forms <br />As trees and grasses lose their hold <br />Rushing waters from the storms <br />Wave and ripple uncontrolled <br /> <br />Day light breaks with no relief <br />Rain continues unabated <br />I stare back with disbelief <br />At the changes it created <br /> <br />Hours pass with little change <br />Random acts of Nature’s wrath <br />Unseasonal, the weather’s strange <br />Drenching all within its path <br /> <br />Finally the sun peeks through <br />Rain subsides and pools retreat <br />An end in sight that’s overdue <br />This storm’s damage now complete<br /><br />Eric Niehoff<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/100-year-flood-2/
