The powers that be in Cape Town
Bloemfontein and Pretoria
Made a declaration
That went beyond rhetoria.
'Twas made at express speed
(Possibly even faster) :
A state of emergency
Owed to natural disaster.
Now, what that was specifically
Was well known to the crowds :
An overcast sky, namely,
And its rainbearing clouds
( Rain played spoilsport yet again for the South African cricket team today)
