Facing the Flood – A Summertime Memory

Facing the Flood – A Summertime Memory

“Most men pursue pleasure

with such breathless haste

that they hurry past it.”

Soren Kierkegaard

Danish Philosopher

(1813 - 1855)

Photo c2009 by Nickers and Ink

All rights reserved

Soggy Stuff and Sure Enough –

Limericked Lines for Rain or Shine

Our heirlooms dear twirling the drain,

As clouds may defy weathervane,

We survey the skies,

And still scrutinize.

Oh, when will the rain ever wane?

Our vision is blinded, behold,

As power lines dangle, out cold.

Our home modified,

Dismantled, beside,

By forces beyond our control.

A doll in the downpour may smile;

Assimilation is her style.

The rest of us groan

For all that we own,

Possessions we’ve tried to stockpile.

This baptism banal takes shape,

With every discarded drape.

Ablution evades,

As groundwater raids

Our homestead with no near escape.

Insurance adjusters want blood,

Replacing each stick in the mud.

Most items unpaid

Make memories fade,

Along with the force of the flood.

Yet gratitude comes in a flash,

Considering in the backlash –

We all are unhurt,

Despite damp and dirt

And treasure troves tossed in the trash.

Posted for a variety of prompts:

Catchwords/In other Words (Kierkegaard quote)

Easy Street Prompts (“baptism – absolution - escape”)

Heads or Tails (“summertime memory”)

Mad Kane (Limerick: “Oh, when will the rain ever wane?”)

Monday Poetry Train (poem/s)

One Single Impression (“assimilation”)

Poetic Asides Wednesday Poetry Prompts (Summer Poems)

Pumping Your Muse Prompts (“the doll”)
Simply Snickers (“blind,” “beside” and “bold”)

Sunday Scribblings (“vision”)

Photo prompts:

Odd Shots (photo/s – odd shots)

Scenic Sunday (photo/s)

Sunday Stills (photo/s)

Weekend Snapshot (photo/s)

Wordless Wednesday (photo/s)

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