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Desolation: a Terza Rima

By Reiner | Posted: 27 April 2009

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The polar ice caps melt beneath the sun
And land that once we trod will be no more
The change that was predicted has begun. 

Vast hurricanes, the likes not seen before
Bring death and desolation to our land
Amidst the lashing rain and thund'rous roar. 

Disease and poverty go hand in hand
And soon they multiply a thousand fold
To ravage towns and cities once so grand. 

Pollutionists of filth whose souls are sold
Care not for preservation of this earth
The glint of gold is all their eyes behold. 

While others starve they just increase their worth
As poison fills the air and nature dies
What then my friend when there's no sound of mirth? 

It can be stopped if we open our eyes.
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Comments 
zion613
27 April 2009
This is a beautiful poem (though I am a global-warming skeptic)! I've never come across that form before - I like it very much.

Happy writing!
JD Higginson
27 April 2009
Well written. A chilling representation of the difficulties we face today.

Keep it up.

JD

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61 years of age. One published novel. The sequel is finished but finding it hard to place. Have been writing on and off for many years. Prefer to write horror. Also write stories and rhymes for young children. ... (Read more)