Runoff Poems - Poems about Runoff

Go summer, come autumn

...Days too long for the sun to bite still hard,
All trees bring forth leaves that are mostly green,
Different hues are what summer fails to preen,
With grace, yet with force, summer's hands bombard....

will he get here soon

...the porch boards are precariously weak.
water runoff has warped and damaged them again.
we have had this porch rebuilt a few times
one board has a giant hole in it.
I put a garbage can over it, s...

After the Floods

..."Positive impact after a disaster, as people show humanity as they come together and give their hearts to help." Quote by poet
 
Rainfall falls so quickly, and heavy 
High water overflowed the riv...

Recycling

...Seasons come and go -- 
How ends the fillings?

Recycled we know:

rain back to the sky,
leaves to soil,
sandy runoff, particle
debris, for oysters to make
pearly luxuries -- 

snow on mou...

The Lil Chocolate Chip

...The lil chocolate chip
Was lost and alone
He just wanted a place
To finally belong
He saw a candy bar
And though it was home
He had to runoff but 
Still ends up alone
While he searched around...

Runoff

...Warm sunny day slowly melts
snow lying on the cold ground
the warmth creates puddles
with slush ice moving slowly
down each path it could find
like a flash flood it creates
its own pathway 
me...

Floods Flow

...Mud rocks and dark waters
Runoff into the grounds
Dark days dying trees
Damage in the skies and creeks
The rivers flow the oceans storm
And my little friends black crows and silver squirrels hid...

I Loathe Feeling Under the Weather

...I loathe feeling under the weather...,

especially when nasty elephant 
(named Thomas the pachyderm)
stomping to break loose courtesy tether,
where antibodies of mine 
struggle to band together...

I Long To Walk the Hills

...I long to walk the hills today
    among bare trees that dance and sway
    where leaves, now flightless, stories tell
    where damp and rotting, earthy smells
    enhance and echo what they say...

The Mural Project

...Education Secretary Ellen,

Some of us
on the EarthCare Team
and also the Transport Solutions Committee
for special projects
are wondering
and, frankly, hoping

Your green STEAM students
an...

Raining Grace

...Week One of two with zero running water
Faucets are dry because of a labor strike
Corrupt politicians and unions in S. Africa
Frustrate! But Our Lord is a God of Grace
Our watertank (for roof run...

Wisdom From Trees

...Nestling in my realm, as you host a daydream,
Reveling in breeze of my splendor evergreen,
I welcome you to my domain of rhythmic trills
Where roam the blue jays, robins, and crossbills
Feeding o...

Finish Lines

...Yale’s friday “spring fling” was a soggy success - both as a concert and super spreader event. My groove-spirit was dampened by weather and a final I had the next morning. 

I pose here tonight, in...

Ah Tone They'Ll Listen Too

...Toxic mine runoff
Used in biofuel
As a key ingredient to support
Alternative solutions in areas
Where they exist and are plentiful.
Sustainability and keep a healthier
Future. In mind.
Using o...

Storm Coming

...
Winds blowing
Hard against the house
Buffeted
Shuddering
Hunkering down for the worst
As the front rolls in

Rain pounding
On the metal roof
Voices raised
Just to hear
Rivers run...

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