White tails of fighters draw their lines across the turquoise skies,
explosions detonate as firework rainbows in the air,
rockets pierce the azure canopy on way to bring death's song,
black plumes arise from rubble on the scorched earth,
as hate's artistry writes its lethal message upon Heaven's cerulean sheet.
Its vile fiery fingers ever despoiling the cloudy serenity,
carving up the calming and seamless expanse meant to inspire,
creating a living puzzle of human nature's enigmatic mysteries.
This hideous, lofty array of mortal ire's surreal shame is a portrait framed
and put on eternal display by the Lord, come judgment day.
Author notes
1 prompt - ANGRY SKIES
A contest entry
- PIF/Prompt by AliceinPoetryLand.
700 points, ended September 17, 2008, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Oh this is truly an angry sky! I love the dark tone of this poem. Excellent take on the prompt. Those "vile fiery fingers" are wicked. Congratulations!
~ Joyce
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Congratulations on winning the golden cup sweetie. This is a wonderful response to the prompt.
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Ahh excellent! Funny that I didn't even think of this when I wrote the prompt, but it's just so right for it.
I wonder if our skies will ever be tranquil at any one time.
Thank you for your profound entry
gaylene
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angry skies... wow. Reminds me of a thunderstorm
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The images evoke deadly desire. Seek and destroy enemies, this is not quieted by age to end those capable of striking out. God will judge as he separates those who carry his mark on their forehead.
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Sigh another one that is very very deep,
how ugl the skies must be when you look deep at it this way.
Best of luck to you in the contest.
Blessings.
Frozentearz -
wow!!! so intense!!! reminds me of a poem bout a storm i wrote once... good luck in the contest... u deserve it. so well penned.
hugs,
georgie,
xxx
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Very well done indeed, excellent write. My best wishes always.
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