Didn’t get out for my walk on Tuesday morning
The weather office issued a heavy rainfall warning
Couldn’t get out anytime soon
Decided I would postpone it until the afternoon
Went to the mall for coffee with my brothers for an hour or two
Headed off to the grocery store when we were through
The next stop was the “Independent” parking lot
That’s when we realized just how much rain we got
One area of their property was flooded from the downpour
In some parts it looked like there could be two feet or more
Luckily there was a way out and we were able to proceed
That was quite an eye opener for all of us indeed!
This wasn’t the only place that was besieged by the rain
We had to take detours time and time again
It took us a little longer to reach our final destination
As for taking the dog for his walk, I had some hesitation
The sun had come out and it was now bright and clear
I put the dog on his leash and finally got myself in gear
Was now on our trail but much later in the day
Not sure of what I could possibly see along the way
There were whitecaps of water on “Chippewa” creek
With all of the rain it must have reached its peak
Had to walk the overpass instead of the path below
The tunnel was flooded with water and it was the only way to go
The sewage plant was flooded and detours were put in place
Because I was a pedestrian it didn’t affect me in this case
I wasn’t hindered again until I got closer to my home
Due to the creek flooding there were areas I couldn’t roam
I went down blocks north, south, east and west
Taking pictures and videos all along my quest
I got to “Fisher Street Park” and the water was deepest there
It was totally underwater, no dry land anywhere
I was now just a few blocks from home and now headed on my way
The park I described looked much better the next day
I’ve lived here all my life and have never seen so much rain
With all the damage it produced, hopefully we will never see it again!
The Black Sheep Poet 