Too Much Water

The sky is gray, 
and the ground is dark and wet.
The water is falling.
A lot of water.
Too much maybe.
As it falls it gathers up.
In the potholes, 
in the buckets,
even in the boots the child left out.
The river rises.
The sky stays dark for hours.
The thunder grumbles,
and lets us know that its not over yet.
The lightning strikes,
and shows that it is a strong storm
There is too much water.
We hoped for some water to make our crops less dry,
but now they are drowning, 
and dying.
The water is holding them down,
and not letting them grow.
Everything is covered in inches of water.
There is no drain.
There is just...
Too much water