No trees to make a forest,
no rainfall that is pure.
No seasons making changes,
no life on earth at all.
When this sad day happens,
and we've taken all we can.
The historians can write it down,
as the attributes of man.
No elephants nor tigers,
no seas remain untouched.
No circle of the living,
nobody cared to much.
When all that's left's forsaken,
and we can do no more harm.
There'll be only devastation,
for the human race to farm.
No arctic wilderness survived,
no chances left to take.
No visions of a future,
no more we'll make mistakes.
She'll salvage what's remaiming,
and if left alone she'll try.
Regenerating this lost world,
that mankind left to die.
A contest entry
- Apocalypse by Tehuni.
436 points, ended September 28, 2008, 10 entries
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Comments
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Oh, I have to read another poem of yours before I go to bed, or I will lie awake tonight (Minnesota, USA -- it's close to 1:00 AM here) worrying about the end of the world! Your images are strong and very sad. Even worse, they aren't just poetical, but journalistic! This is already happening. I'm not sure who was meant by "She" in your last stanza, but I'm leaning toward the goddess Mother Earth!
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a good take on the prompt, and I'm always happy to see new poems instead of poems that have already won countless trophies, The slant rhyme in the beginning threw me off a little from the rhyme scheme.
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don't you hate watching the news, so much greed and selfishness and basic 'thickness'. nobody seems to care!! I mention recycling to the girls at work and some of them just look at me, and you know what they are thinking!!!! Excellent poem telling how it is and how it will be people don't get their finger out
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Hi Glowtime, many thanks for stopping by.Pleased to meet you. Take care...mal
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Such a story. And sad and true. When do you think everyone else will realize this? haha. Great writing skills you have.
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Thank you Lovely 2,always good to have you visit my friend.....mal
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A nice take on the prompt...
and a nice tho sad poem a story to which we are all becoming increasingly aware of, thanks for sharing
John
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Nice to see you John, thanks again for taking time...mal
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Dude that was great! So sad and true, and if only more people thought that way... your poem really touched me with its sincerity and hope, such an awful vision but one that can be stopped if enough people buy a clue. Good luck.
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Hi DB, Good to have you stop by and comment. Will we ever learn! I fear only when it is to late.. Nice to meet you....mal
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