Implacable immobility,
silence thrown
on a once sunny planet,
a dim glow of anxiety caresses
the heavy shroud of
melted black stone
now vitrified.
Huddle up bodies petrified
in a continuous scream.
Vision of death immortalised
for generations to come.
Long term opacity from
ashes suspended,
on city splendours.
Miles away, minds
remain blurred for days,
as people pray,
to their Gods
for the miracle of wind.
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Author notes
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompei. It was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD.
The volcano buried Pompeii under many metres of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is a main tourist attraction of Italy.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
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- I Summon The Wind by Touchof1der.
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pompeii i still remember d story my 5th grade told it to us and i was like awe am still dreamin to go there to see them face to face this miracle that would make u gawk and at d same time make u cry for d souls who were lost , u brought d memory back in an awesome way the silence d city of splendor it was and always is thk u my friend for sharing this and good luck in d contest
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