either porous earth
or leviathan devours
with no bomb shelter
for brittleness of bone
each acre of arable land
shall eventually wither
beneath cruel clock face
stringency shadow demands
even sun shines injured
by the ever dwindling span
as ashes beneath atomic level
bode for sources of luminance
Author notes
Option 1: Like the fool, the wise man too must die – Ecclesiastes 2:16
A contest entry
- Ecclesiastes quotes by ml12.
700 points, ended July 6, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I found this extremely powerful in language and in tone. You have done a marvelous job with the prompt and I thank you for bringing this level of writing to the competition.
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Wow Mark.
your poem is so strong; I truly loved the depth you penned your poems and writes are filled with such thought provoking words, I hope I am getting this but the feel of this poem gives me the chills with its realness I love it!!
Blessings my friend
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