Must I thank lightning for fire,
without which life would expire?
Should wind be hailed for roaming,
pushing sails, canvases groaning?
Fire destroys, killing with ease,
causing pain time can't appease.
Winds gather, sailors are lost,
ships sink and futures are tossed.
Should I be thankful to rain,
whose waters nourish and sustain?
Is the sun worthy of praise,
nurturing with its warm rays?
Water devastates, people drown,
flooded buildings come crashing down.
Deserts are made of sand and sun,
a sea of dunes time has spun.
Whom should I thank for evil
in a world of upheaval?
Good-bad, Yin-Yang, fit no plan,
yet define the fate of Man.
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A contest entry
- If You Have Something To Say... by Dalaney.
1000 points, ended January 18, 2008, 16 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Well, I would say it's a little choppy, but the fourth stanza is quite well versed.
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One of the best entries I've read...your rhyming is perfect, your message...something to ponder. I love
your words...thank you very much. Love, Lane
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Amazing
Your description of Mother Nature is both beautiful and haunting, the quiet and angry beginning is beautifully subdued with the realisation and the resignation to our fate, the one in which escape is impossible.
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Excellent Writing
Nature is so finely organized at all levels. Did Nature do this by itself?
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good
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NICE WORK!! i loved the whole equal balance of good and bad throughout the poem. making us thank earths elements, before you explain that they are also bad things. Very well written thankyou for sharing
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you did a wonderful job, especially on the rthyming
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