As The Rain Keeps Falling. Poem by David Boyce

As the rain keeps falling.

As the rain keeps falling,
And rivers run much faster,
Culverts getting blocked up,
Causing a natural disaster.

There are blocked up drains,
Full of leaves and rubble,
Can only mean one thing,
Leaving people in trouble.

Water running everywhere,
But there is none to drink,
Mixed with raw sewerage,
It will soon start to stink.

Some councils try their best,
To control the water flow,
But this is hard to do,
When the river height grows.

Sometimes tragedy happens,
With such nasty weather,
But such total devastation,
Will bring communities together.


Written by David Boyce
27 December 2013