[Granville-Hough] 14 Jan 2009 - August Drought

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

Another poem by my mother.

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:55:15 -0800
Subject: 14 Jan 2009 - August Drought


AUGUST DROUGHT

The creek is dry.  Who would ever guess
That it can swell and overrun its banks
With cold, life giving floods?
It has no life.  Here it is all
Hard red clay, can it be resurrected?
Yes, it will rain again.

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