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The Flood

A Farmer's answered prayer

By Tanya Kwirky KirkegaardPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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The Flood
Photo by Geetanjal Khanna on Unsplash

The dark clouds rumbled as they rolled across the sky

And the brightness of the lightning made me shudder

The rain poured down so heavy that you couldn’t see three feet

And it filled the tank and overflowed the gutter

It wasn’t long before the dusty plains did turn to mud

And the river started rising with intent

When the lightning and the thunder slowly eased to our dismay

But the drizzling rain was still encouragement

Cause the farmers and the locals often prayed for rain like this

Always holding up their heads so high with hope

That their livelihoods would flourish, and the rain would wash away

All their doubts and fears of struggling to cope

The clouded sky expanded to ensure it had set in

And the falling rain continued on for days

The swollen river broke its bank and spread the water wide

Flooding paddocks where the cattle graze

But the farmers were not bothered cause their loss was only small

For the flooding waters meant much more to them

And as they celebrated brighter futures all around

The clouds broke and the sun shone once again

So, although there prayers were answered and the woes were washed away

There will always be a season that is dry

Where the farmer tilts his hat and hopes to see the rumbling clouds

Roll across and darken up the sky

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Tanya Kwirky Kirkegaard

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