The Great Flood
Contributed by Yvonne Moss
It happened one evening with no one around,
The apartment next-door and mine had water abound!
It seems that a tap was left on in a sink,
Which gave me pause, so I had to think.
“Where would all that water go?” I said when I awoke,
Since I discovered abruptly, it wasn’t a joke!
The water had seeped through wall and down hall,
Covering two apartments, then went a call.
When the maintenance folk arrived on the scene,
They hauled out devices to neaten and clean,
Rushing to-and-fro, equipment unfurled,
Water vacuums revved up and ventilator fans whirled,
All the commercial tools buzzed, as mad bees, like fury,
They sucked-up and dried everything in a hurry!
It was amazing to think this gave me one of life’s simple joys,
To swiftly clean out the water, and with those noisy toys!
