A poem is a land
with oceans and shores
looking up at swelling moons
and shrinking suns
that live in cloud-choked skies
that spend their days
and nights
stretching over a
dying earth
©Vivian Zems
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August 20, 2019 at 2:33 pm
A sadly true look at the times we live in. It astonishes me that we know the peril we are in, yet governments take no steps to combat it.
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August 20, 2019 at 8:14 pm
A sad tale of ours, indeed.
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August 20, 2019 at 2:37 pm
Beautiful, Viv. A new favourite for me!
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August 20, 2019 at 8:15 pm
Thanks Kerry!
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August 20, 2019 at 8:31 pm
The transition in this poem is expertly handled, Viv, and the end comes as a shock. Only the poem lives on.
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August 22, 2019 at 10:38 pm
Absolutely! Thanks Kim
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August 20, 2019 at 9:22 pm
Sometimes truth is best expressed with as few words as possible…
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August 22, 2019 at 10:37 pm
Indeed!
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August 20, 2019 at 9:24 pm
The poem as this land provides such a grim image of how things stand — your line-breaks and build up work so well.
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August 22, 2019 at 10:37 pm
Thanks Anmol!
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August 20, 2019 at 9:36 pm
Vivian, this is a sad poem to read for those of us who care for Mother Earth. The astronauts will have these discouraging views from above.
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August 21, 2019 at 6:09 pm
Indeed!
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August 21, 2019 at 4:55 am
Oh how bleak the future looks … but there seems no turning this around!
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August 21, 2019 at 6:09 pm
It seems impossible, doesn’t it?
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August 29, 2019 at 11:45 pm
Hi Rajani, I’ve finally finished my book! It’s currently free and thought to gift you with it😊
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August 30, 2019 at 2:58 am
OMG.. thanks so much, Vivian… I don’t have a kindle (yes, very neanderthal!) but apparently it put the book on a kindle cloud and is letting me read it on my laptop…which is all cool! So can’t wait to get into it! Congratulations and here’s to many more publications! Thanks again!!!!
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August 30, 2019 at 10:09 pm
My pleasure 😊
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August 22, 2019 at 1:58 am
more a nightmare…
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August 22, 2019 at 11:14 am
Indeed!
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August 28, 2019 at 5:53 pm
Lots of heartache in this poem, Vivian. What a sad poem, the legacy of a dying planet.
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August 29, 2019 at 11:12 pm
Alas! ‘‘Tis our reality.
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August 20, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Thank you 🙏🏾
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