It's a fear worse than global warming.
For we can't see any more bees swarming.
It's as though the sky is turning a dark gloomy gray.
Hiding the sun's rays.
No crops are growing.
The flowers and plants are dying slowly.
All this precipitation.
Won't fix the problem of the lack of pollination.
The fear cuts worse than a knife.
The day there was no more life.
Author notes
10 lines quote prompt
I'm not sure what is wrong with the line count. If you want to, count the lines yourself. There are ten there.
A contest entry
- - What's Happening? - by Desire.
700 points, ended June 24, 2008, 9 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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great poem Mary. It deserve the Trophy. global warming is issue that never lost its relevance. It eventually end up with end of life on earth. far more important is to survive in this inevitable change of global climate.
"The fear cuts worse than a knife.
The day there was no more life."
we cant just run away.
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I like the imagery from the sky turning gray. It gives you kind of a chill reading this. You did a good job on this
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Thanks. I did a global warming vlog quite a few months ago, so the prompt in the contest kind of got me thinking about the climate and the earth. Thanks for reading.
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Worth the honor
This is very creative and I belive you are a soul poet. If you are intersted in getting some of your work published. Just check out www.geocities.com/soul.poetry so you could sign up like everyone soul poet on there. Hope to hear from u soon. -
Oh My God! You have captured my heart, mind, and soul with this piece! To imagine no more life...is something that no one else wants to think about but can't help realizing that, someday, this may hold true.
As always, delving into your profound mind is wonderful, but sometimes catastrophic at the same time.
Excellent rhyme scheme and congrats on the green.
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Thanks for the congrats, Holly. Yeah, the theme of this piece was a little catastrophic, eh? It's what I thought about when looking at the prompt, though.
Glad you enjoyed it.
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Thank You!!
Thank You for Your entry: The Day There Was No More Life
This piece tugged hard at Spirit and while I was reading which I did several times~ I kept counting ten and it is alright if ten lines more or less... More like a few lines over...for I understand how tricky it can be to stop a thought when one more line could help with flow- Noooooooooooo worries on Your line count for it reads fine
Wonderful rhyme~ and strong message You have shared
After reading Your words I kept seeing the movie: The Day After Tomorrow but the scene when the aliens were blasting people on the street sadly- also being shown a tonka truck- but magnified as it like those trucks- Monster Trucks- look~
Nowwwwwwwwwwwww for some reason I am being shown a reservoir as if a body was dumped there- seeing one on the concrete~ female for some reason being given the word: prostitute
I'm being shown this after reading Your words and word: firecracker...whether metaphor or symbolism~
Hopefully that makes some sense
Powerful images You have brought forth
These words grabbed and pulled~
All this precipitation.
Won't fix the problem of the lack of pollination.
Unique Voice spoken~
Thank You for sharing Your Heart also Spirit!
Best wishes to You in the contest Sweet Soul
**Judging will be done shortly...
Many blessings too
and much love & light~ Desire~*~
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You know what, I didn't think about how my poem related to the film Day After Tomorrow until you mentioned it. I guess it can come to mind after reading the first line of the poem. Glad it brought forth so much imagery to your mind. I try to aim for lots of imagery in my poetry. Thanks for the honorable trophy, Desire.
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This is scary because it's pretty much true. The world is changing and I don't think it's for the good.
Love,
Amera
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Thanks, Amera. Yeah, I agree. The Earth is changing these days and it seems like if people don't take extra precautions to prevent catastrophes, things might get worse. I appreciate the comment.
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Thanks for sharing this write. I believe there is something happening. I'm from Iowa and we had one of the worst winters ever, a killer f5 tornado just missed us by ten miles, and then all the flooding we've had. I spent several hours sandbagging the levee overlooking the Cedar River and fortunately our levee held up. But what's strange is what you mentioned about the bees, there definately isn't as many around, its like the last two years they have vanished. And then this year the absense of the purple finch, we used to have them around our bird feeders all the time and this year I haven't seen a one. Very strange if you ask me. Our government is probably hiding information, like usual, full of lies and deceit. Thanks for sharing your write and good luck in the contest.
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Thanks for the comment, Charley. Yeah, the weather has been changing a lot these past few years. I think back to the hurricane Katrina and of how bad it was. During this time on month I'm always on the look out if a tornado happens to come through the city, but so far I've been lucky. But, it's one of those things that I'm concerned about, anyway. I think the hurricanes have more to do with global warming than bees, though. Yeah, the government is probably hiding lies. I mean, have they even come clean about Roswell 1947 yet? It seems there are a lot of things kept mystery in the government. Thanks for the wishes of luck.
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