Flooding

Open the ancient ravines.
The dry creek beds overflow.
Unknown springs erupt.
Underground rivers inundate the land.

And the waters rise, the rains fall:
Drowning eighteen-wheelers,
Causing houses to float,
Making cars swim,
Whisking away family members.

Water from the skies; a glimpse of Noah
Water from man-made barriers; a glimpse of Katrina.

The Rev. Marilyn E. Thornton is the Lead Editor for African American Resources at The United Methodist Publishing House, and she pastors the Emery United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Copyright © Marilyn E. Thornton, 2010. All rights reserved. Posted with permission.