Water on the Roadway

"It looks safe enough to me."

Water on the Roadway

 

By Elton Camp

 

“Road Flooded” read the warning sign

Robert took a look and started to whine

“This is the shortest way to get to town.

I don’t want to drive ten miles around.”

 

He could see the shoulder on both sides

The water didn’t look very deep besides

So he said, “It looks safe to drive through.”

That, then, is exactly what he decided to do

 

Flooding seemed shallow enough at first

Farther out, Robert encountered the worst

The water got deeper and the flow swift

Even his heavy car then began to shift

 

Robert wished he were back on dry ground

But now there was no way to turn around

His car began to float, took a sickening slide

And the raging water swept it over the side

 

When the muddy water came up to his ear,

The meaning of some words became clear

Standing water? “Turn around, don’t down”

Now he knew it was the best advice around