Flood

Where I live in the last years floods have increased. Streets turned into rivers, paddocks became lakes and the worst for some people was that their houses were flooded.

We had to be evacuated once in Holland as the dikes nearly broke but luckily we could return safely after a week.

One reason of increased floods is people building more cities in flood prone areas.

Mostly it is however because of global warming. Any damaging substance people release in the atmosphere is an air pollutant, like CO2 from cars and airplanes and methane from gas emitted by livestock. These are some of the causes of global warming which increases the temperature of the earth's oceans and atmosphere. 

The increased temperature leads to more intensity and frequency of droughts, tsunamis, hurricanes, typhoons and floods.
So there you go. We're in for some wetness. 

recent flooding in Christchurch

Prompt for Poets United:  Flood

Flood

Raindrops splashing on the street
exploding into bouncing beads
raising a raging thunderstorm
with a roar and a rumble

A river meandering through town
charcoal clouds looming above
releasing a relentless rainfall
striking the streets with speed

The Eerie sound of a rushing
river, gulping the rain,
spewing murky water
into every seam of life

Me, flooded with thoughts
gazing at the reflection
of destruction asking:
“Mother earth, again? Why?”

An awkward silence follows
as I look at bobbing bottles
as I inhale the stench of
toxins terrorising her.