he leaned over the railing

persistent heavy rains ceased three days prior occasional showerssprinkles followed  he was anxious to get down to the creek and see what it was doing 

                                       he imagined all sorts of havoc 

havoc an understatement

                            there were clawedout hollows steep cutbanks sod slipped crumbling formidable old trees were felled others trembledproved their branches and roots are mirrorimages gnarledserpents twiningtwisting underground they had been blind and the blind follows paths of least resistant or the scent of nourishment of water its boughs and leaves harpies

human products 

                  mattresses sheets of plastic paper items bubblewrap homeless clothing washed throughwere hungup snagged that they were near the creek to be sweptaway appalled him  they clottedclogged wedgedtight between fallen trees snapped limbs were trapped by slides  they dancedspastic in the surging water it was teagreen filled with leafy matter granulated sediment dizzytumbling stones 

over the railing he saw that surviving trees trailed their branches like fingers in the creek while others had but now as the water subsided it ignored their strafing

one had fished out a garment as it lolledrolled in the white water 

it dangled by a strap 

                         a black bra   sheerlace cup on top

by his practised estimate it would have held better-than-average breasts though not more

he was a fan of black bras and white blouses 

found their combination suggestive  titillatingly 

                                                      slyly hinting 

someone wasnt hinting any longer

deprieved 

             they

and those who were appreciative or targeted 

leaning backstanding upright 

                              Well thas a damn shame

123preferred simple as Do-Ra-Mi,  Saturday,  18  3. 23

1557,  Saturday,  23  6. 23