Shifting furrows in the sand
Shadows painted on the land
Shimmering air lying dead
Across the dunes straight ahead
Heavy mid-day desert heat
Where scorpions and death compete
Barren landscape utterly dry
Vultures searching way up high
Bleached skeletons of man and beast
Still monuments to life deceased
Charred and crumbling piece of wall
Silent tears floating sadly above it all
By the devastating power of the gun
Mankind’s self-destructive force had won
- Author: Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: November 2nd, 2017 12:09
- Category: Unclassified
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- Users favorite of this poem: Accidental Poet, Anna Marg
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Thanks so much, Kat. I do worry where this world is going!
Great write fired from the pen - the best weapon of them all.
Thanks Michael, but it only works if somebody reads it! 🙂
Such a sad fact, we human beings will wipe ourselves off from the earth before any nature disaster do that to us.
Thanks M&M, all I can say is 'Amen'! Sad, but true!
Great write sooo glad you left out the aliens and zombies.
Mugsdaddy
Thanks Mugsdaddy, I keep them on the backburner for next time.
Good write Fred.
Thanks so much, orchidee! You are very gracious and it is appreciated.
Oh such a powerful poem with rhyming to add to its dire expression - an arid and sad world indeed my friend.
But thankfully there are all you guys on MPS to brighten it up! Thanks, Fay!
Wouldn't make a good nursery rhyme, but a powerful commentary here, Fred! Looks kinda like we're heading down the same road as Atlantis, doesn't it. I'm sure there will be enough left for the old Phoenix to rise again for another try.
Thanks Louis, as Einstein once said: 'I don't know what weapons will be used to fight world war III, but I do know that world war IV will be fought with sticks and stones.' (Something to that effect)
Wonderfully worded poem Fred! I loved it 🙂
Thanks so much skye! I do appreciate your reading and commenting.
Sign of the times Fred. But a great write.
Thanks AP, if it is a sign of the times, it is a scary one.
Very strong write.
In Africa at one of the shops there is a sign above a curtain. The sign says "If you open this curtain you will see the most dangerous animal in the world!" On pulling the curtain back there is a mirror!
Thank you Goldfinch! That is incredible, and so true!
That was a great poem! It rhymed perfectly and had a great message in it!
Thank you so much, Anna! The message is there, but will it do any good?
Well that's hard to say cause most people onl care about their own well being ignoring the impact it may have on the land we step on and as a result on our descendants!
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