Flooding My Backyard

Daily I check out the backyard To see if there is a lake there After a good hard rain, natures card Shows critically that it does not care I often find about three inches Of rain water gathered about I wish the rain would finally pinch And keep the rain from flooding out It does not really reach the house Nor does it ruin anything out there The only thing that likes this, a mouse Knowing that it is safe from fear I hate it when it floods like this The yard is in such a huge mess It warrants a special solution, a kiss To put a drain in the middle to rest The ground from all the water Now it flows right through the drain And out into a field less wetter And it will toss away previous pain 1st attempt at "Flowing water" contest... Russell Sivey