2, April Showers

[indar]

 

April 2, Day Two

April Showers

Rain pounded down for days
and weeks, water ran in our street like a wild river.
Palms waved their fronds in exaltation,
Sweet allysum bounded over rock walls. African daisies
proliferated into a deep green/burnt orange blanket,
I walk into the abundance 
horrified by their terrible mistake.

A summer of dry, blue skies is coming
and most of those newly emerged will die.
I can't help them, 
California water will still be rationed.

[Tracy Mitchell]

Day two and we are still at it!

I was horrified! Nice local poem Though it may be a phenom which proliferates.
Cheers.

[DocCon]

Just5 returned from CA, and appreciate the clear vision -- Like the annoyed their mistake. Good work.

[Colm Roe]

Some contrast 
Love the exuberance in S1, and have mixed feelings about S2 because we 'usually' get too much rain in Summer.
It's only a matter of time before they wash the scum from oil pipelines and start pumping (expensive) water thousands of kilometres.  
Anywho, like this lots; and hope you have nice rains through the Summer.