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Inferno of Floods/ Höllenfluten/ Infierno De Inundaciones

Inferno of Floods/ Höllenflut/ Infierno de inundaciones   

Inferno of floods
After heavy rain in the mountains
Furious and unexpected

Death toll in muddy water
And nature will strike again

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Inferno der Fluten
Nach starkem Regen in den Bergen
Wütend und unerwartet

Todesopfer in schlammigem Wasser
Die Natur wird wieder zuschlagen

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Infierno de inundaciones
Después de lluvia pesada en las montañas
Furioso e inesperado

Víctimas en el agua fangoso
Y la naturaleza golpeará otra vez

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Note: We had heavy flooding on August 7-8th, 2010 in Saxony
three people drowned and even more in Poland and the Czech Republic

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/25/2010 9:40:00 PM

Nature can be so scary. I enjoyed your poetry tonight. Andrea

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 8/15/2010 6:25:00 PM

hope you are still dry...we got rain today a small amount at least. my tomatoes look better. hope they will produce some more.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/14/2010 9:36:00 PM

A very powerful poem, Gert! Also sad. Enjoyed the poem..Good morning by the way, Gert I was going to start commenting your poems like crazy, but i see I have not miss many since i' have not been on the soup a lot lately. I see you have not posted many either. I am still going to check if I missed any lately,..p.d.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/14/2010 8:12:00 PM

Dear Gert, the photos you sent me of the floods were frightening. I'm so glad you didn't get hurt on your trek to the grocery store. I am sad to hear that lives were lost. That happens often when hurricanes strike the US Southeastern states. Sorry I missed seeing this one earlier, Gert. I was on the road the day you posted it. I hope nature is kinder to your country in the coming months. Love always, Carolyn

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 8/14/2010 5:34:00 PM

Magandang umaga Gert! I sure hope that the rains this Sunday won't be as horrible as the last time-- I really like your poem here-- you captured the moment really well, cool how you said "inferno of floods"; Hope your eyes are feeling better too :) I was sort of wondering where you were-- you take care always-- ingat! -- nikko :) enjoy your upcoming week!

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 8/14/2010 6:20:00 AM

Wow Gert a wonderful piece of poetry... intense .. like an inferno... thankxxx so very much.. my copy book of all your translations is with me on flight now... so I will sound like one of the locals.. not a visitor..luv..happy weekend.. my friend..luv..

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/14/2010 5:56:00 AM

Sorry to hear of the bad weather conditions with resulting deaths...When I first started reading I was thinking of something that I saw and hear maybe read on internet about this happening in China recently ...I guess that this must happen everywhere in the world where people build in certain type of hills,etc..Thanks for stopping by and reading my work and commenting..Much appreciated..Sara