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Rain Soaked Land

Rain cascading down flooding land
water levels creeping up high
banks blocked with bags of sand

Creeping water flooding moorland
wiping out the fields of rye
rain cascading down flooding land

Homes by pumps are being manned
while folks stand helpless and sigh 
banks blocked with bags of sand

While rivers by bridges spanned
lay broken by torrents from sky
rain cascading down flooding land

Man's best laid plans no longer stand
swept away, will it never dry?
banks blocked with bags of sand

And black clouds choked with rain vie
with birds sheltering in the pig sty
rain cascading down flooding land
banks blocked with bags of sand.

Copyright © Shadow Hamilton | Year Posted 2015

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Suburban Lovechild Date: 3/17/2015 10:30:00 PM And I thought earthquakes are difficult to deal with, flooding must be scary, these images are ominous, great write. Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 3/18/2015 10:26:00 AM I think many natural occurrences are scary Suburban It is the ones that affect you that always come to mind. ty hugs

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/4/2015 6:20:00 PM shadow , I keep clicking on poems but they are ones I have already seen. If you can think of some favorites of yours I have never seen, please let me know. I would love to see what you view as your favorites!! Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 3/4/2015 6:43:00 PM try my poem Take Over it is based on African Lions hugs

Constance La France Date: 2/28/2015 2:59:00 PM Shadow, mother nature can be cruel at times, your poem captured the devastation that so many must endure with flooding, it is a fear here also in my little part of Canada when all this snow starts to melt, well written, and thanks for visiting my poetry today ... Login to Reply

Rajkumar Thoungamba Meitei Date: 2/26/2015 2:05:00 PM The elements of earth do play important roles in life. When scarcity of which may cause its own problems, the excess of that also creates troubles. Life seems so complicated sometimes that death can seem mysteriously attractive. Well written. Like it. And a seven. :) Rajkumar Login to Reply

Emile Pinet Date: 2/26/2015 9:02:00 AM You go beyond technique and pour your heart into your work and the talent shines out for all to see and admire. Emile. #7 Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/26/2015 12:19:00 PM what a lovely comment ty Emile hugs

M. L. Kiser Date: 2/25/2015 4:11:00 PM Floods are always difficult to deal with. Too many, lose too much that is so precious to them, including family and pets. Water finds its way, no matter how one barricades. An excellent pen. Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/26/2015 3:17:00 AM hi ML nice to see you and ty hugs

Carol Mays Date: 2/24/2015 8:10:00 PM Wow! Very poignant. Takes a reader right there. Thanks. Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/26/2015 3:17:00 AM ty Carol good to see you hugs

Eve Roper Date: 2/24/2015 10:17:00 AM Rain, cleanse the air and beautiful to watch and feel on your face. When it indulges and over stays its welcome it can be a burden. 7 Blessings and a wonderful write Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/26/2015 3:16:00 AM hi Eve and ty dear hugs

Sara Kendrick Date: 2/24/2015 9:10:00 AM Enjoyed reading this one..When it rains so much and the clouds seem extremely gray and stay, it can be kind of depressing but you turned the situation into a very nice poem..Thanks for the visit to my p age..Sara Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/26/2015 3:15:00 AM hi Sara and ty soup mail hugs

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/23/2015 6:22:00 PM I really like this one, taking a topic that affects so many people and making a pantoum after it . Great wordsmithing. sure wish I had time to stay here and catch up with all my comment, but I have to get home to hubbie. See ya later, alligator!! Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/24/2015 5:03:00 AM ty Andrea yes feeling a bit better glad you like this hugs

John Fleming Date: 2/23/2015 2:09:00 AM Nicely penned, Shadow! You have managed to powerfully convey the awesome might of the irresistible force of flood waters...very well done!! :) john. Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/24/2015 5:04:00 AM ty John few in dry countries realise the devastation that water can do hugs

David Meade Date: 2/22/2015 8:23:00 PM That is a lot of rain . . . here in Texas we are dry, dry, dry . . . let's trade . . . sun for rain, at least for a few days. Keep dry dear friend. 7 Login to Reply Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/24/2015 5:06:00 AM sounds delightful Dave I am so fed up of rain and hail too yesterday ty hugs