A drought in a foreign land
Wages war against an unsettled peace
While floods in an opposite corner
Drowns hope there was for
Honey
Tag drought
Sometimes
Drought is needed
To welcome rain
Sometimes storms rage
Revealing rainbow skies
Stretching across creation
Hope flickers bright
Thirst
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Ripped from the Headlines!.”
My thirst overwhelms
I crawl to a well
But the water is dried
I long for a drop of
Moisture on my tongue
But there is none
If water is life
Then we are dead
http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/level-2-water-restrictions-imposed-in-joburg-20151109
Waiting for the Rain
Scorched earth
Air heavy with
Fumes of thick smog
Heat rises from the
Dusty plainlands
Another day passed
Maybe tomorrow?
Once green shrubs
Thirst for the drops
To quench the drooping
Leaves, all of nature is
Quiet, still, wilting, tired
Waiting for the rain
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