OUR SEASONAL DILEMMAS

In this changing land of ours tears are shed in vain
Sufferers will tell you, “Boy ah goin’ insane.”

Let’s look at our weather, it’s either wet or dry
today was such a scorcher, few clouds were in the sky.

We see daily hardships - there’s fire on the hills,
Lives and homes engulfed by flames, and more “no water” thrills.

So WASA keeps repeating, “Dams are very low”
If water’s coming out your tap, it’s definitely slow.

It seems our sharp leaders have missed the urgency
Rain never fails to save our necks, is their philosophy.

But with the months of water, come a different
kind of pain
Landslides and flooding both abound —
daily incessant rain.

Compounding those disasters, is raping of the land
Debris heaps of every form give doom a helping hand.

If you live in Central, you must know how to swim
For rivers gushing through your house, is considered very grim.

Folks who live on mountains, have other
 thoughts in mind
With fears of slipping down the hill, how
can they unwind?
Maybe there’ll be an answer — maybe one day we’ll see,
That plans for such disasters prevail in TT.

DEXTER J RIGSBY
Mt Lambert