There been too much rain, they cried.

Despite for rain we held over breath,

Hopeful as dark clouds gathered in the skies,

As the grey clouds burst their tears,

Too much rain, too much rain we cried.

No! Surely not again!

No not so soon! Not so soon!

But they were on our TV screens again.

There been too much rain, they cried.

They tear flowed, we prayed,

We hoped and pray some more,

Until the river broke its banks again,

There been too much rain, they cried.

We stand and watch in disbelief,

As watch our river rise,

Now nervously we wait for it to peak,

There been too much rain, they cried.

We close our eyes and pray again,

Our city’s heart again in flood,

Two years, two years too soon,

There been too much rain, they cried.

Debbie Chilton (c) Copyright, 2013