Ghosts under water

Oh mighty ocean

What tales can you tell

Of bygone days

With sailing ships and pirates

How many ships perished in these seas

Condemned to rest in Davy Jones Locker

Sunk without trace

No footprints left on the ocean surface

Just calm blue waters rippling

Secrets locked away

Ghosts under water

Clever stuff this fog

It was a foggy morning

Dense fog in all directions

No sunrise today

Not even a hint of the sun

A dull dreary uniform grey blanket covering everything

No raindrops but the ground was soaked

Water leaking from the fog

Everything was super quiet

No traffic sounds

The birds stopped singing

I opened the door wide

Expecting the fog to pour into the house

It stayed outside

Refusing to enter in fear of captivity

I went outside to capture some fog

Spooning it into a jar

Screwing the lid on tight

Labeling the jar with the date

Placing it on a shelf

I went back outside for a walk

Almost bumping into things

I soon got lost in the fog

Found my way home by chance

Decided to go back to bed for a few hours

When I woke up the fog had all gone

My view had returned

The sun was bright in the sky

I was relieved and wondering where it all went

Was the fog in another neighborhood now

Creating panic and slowing down traffic

I went to check on my captive fog in the jar

The lid was still tight

But it was all clear inside

The fog had somehow escaped

Perhaps they sent in foggy commandoes to rescue my prisoners

Clever stuff this fog

Flood

the water kept rising

much higher than normal

an exceptional high tide

it just kept coming

the creek got wider

water flowed to the edge of the road

still rising further 

spilling into the roadway

soon the roadway was inundated

vehicles splashing through

some driving carefully

others driving too fast

all this made me think

one day we will get hit hard

with a nor’easter or a hurricane

the water will come into our home

when the big flood comes

we will no longer see beauty in the water

it will be the evil liquid giant

 that eats our home

relentless

 uncaring

 indiscriminate

 floodwater

We forgave him

The morning started bright and sunny

Before the light dimmed

Dark clouds drifted in

Banishing the sun from our sky

It started with a few small drops

Bigger drops appeared

Heralding a huge downpour

Jets of rain at 45 degrees

Power washing everything in sight

Water bouncing off the pavement

Bubbles floating in puddles

The grass became soaked

Water beading on every blade

The dry ground resisted draining

Water levels rose fast

The grass was soon submerged

Lashed by the heavy rain

Now the green bed of a lake

A pedestrian ran for cover

Others simply strolled along

Totally drenched

Defiantly stepping in puddles

Wet clothes clinging to their skin

Speeding cars threw up rooster tails

Cyclists gingerly pedaled along

Suddenly it stopped raining

Somebody up there found the stop valve

The ground sucked down the lake

Revealing the sodden green grass

Pedestrians strode on regardless

Pretending it never rained at all

Steam rose from the drying pavement

The sun came out again

Asking forgiveness

For his temporary disappearance

We forgave him

How do you like your water?

rushing water

chilly iceberg

flushing toilet

spurting hose

hot shower

babbling brook

graceful waterfall

pounding rain

silent floodwater

still lake

hot tub

burst pipe

angry sea

powdery snow

water tank

raging stream 

muddy puddle

invisible vapor

full reservoir

black cloud

irrigation ditch

freezing rain

boiling kettle

soaking mist

clattering hailstones

ornamental fountain

still water

frozen lake

hot bath

chilly iceberg

horizontal rain

black ice

carbonated water

stagnant pond

water slide

damaging inundation

drinking fountain

deep river 

swimming pool

hissing steam

iced drink