07-15-2012, 11:18 PM
As rains pour down with thund'rous might
And red dust dances - settling light
Earth's veins close in and sigh relief
Tho' sowers' joy will turn to grief
Mourning loss, old purse strings tight
Crops won't endure this darkened night,
Nor can they answer this man's plight,
A sacrifice of seed and sheaf,
As rains pour down.
The children splash with pure delight,
While homes are hid 'neath water's height
And all eyes stare in disbelief
Where lands devoured by nature's thief,
And wait to see what fate they fight
As rains pour down.
Michelle Mangos 2012
And red dust dances - settling light
Earth's veins close in and sigh relief
Tho' sowers' joy will turn to grief
Mourning loss, old purse strings tight
Crops won't endure this darkened night,
Nor can they answer this man's plight,
A sacrifice of seed and sheaf,
As rains pour down.
The children splash with pure delight,
While homes are hid 'neath water's height
And all eyes stare in disbelief
Where lands devoured by nature's thief,
And wait to see what fate they fight
As rains pour down.
Michelle Mangos 2012