herbiehancock

Gabcast! Dancing With Daisy #40 - Yellow River Click the play button above to hear me read this poem. Yellow River Leaves rained down for days until the front yard was flooded drenched in color by a yellow river from the thunder cloud trees above With each gust of wind more leaves lapped at the edges of the flower beds and porch steps Frothy yellow waves billowed about Squirrels and little dogs first waded and then swam across it struggling not to drown not to be pulled under in the eddying swirls A rake parted the river like the raised rod of Moses channeling the leaves down to the street The curbs of the street, breaker walls, strain now to hold back the leaves The wind persists sending them back in yellow waves over the top over the top over the top of the too small concrete dam