Flood

Strangers staring, father frowning
as the crickets chirp   in  the deluged duplex,
Sydney swims towards the stairs,
looks like no water wets here, she said,
father follows further, 
where's little Linda? , he heard,
a barking bulldog runs down the slippery stairs.

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Joseph May.          19/5/2023.            Alliterisen
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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