Collecting Water

Drip, drip, drip,
water drips down
from the snow packed roof
straight to a ceiling
in a closet
We've been here before,
know the drill,and
grab all clothes,
move them into the loft,
summer on the bottom
then spring on top
Pull out piles of sketch books,
several magazines,laser printer paper,
a backpack,and two three pound weights
We place a bucket under the drip
and swaddle towels around the pail
and listen to drip, drip, drip