Written for: Sunday Muse #126 (posted by Fireblossom)
Brooke Shaden
I erupt.
A volcano
of toxic
black smoke
hidden within
rises up,
disperses,
clears pent-up
fires. My body
is now pure
water, stamping
out scorching
flames, soothing
forests, that they
may grow green
and glorious again.
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I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York.
My goal is to create and share poetry with others
who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve
in you, and feel your sparks as well.
That’s what the forest freaks and the naturalists say. Mostly though, they talk of controlled burns. I agree it is nature’s way, humans cannot cope with Mom Nature when she gets rough.
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WOW, what a powerfully beautiful poem!
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Thanks Z&Z!
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My pleasure 🙂
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amen.
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Thanks, Helen!
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That’s what the forest freaks and the naturalists say. Mostly though, they talk of controlled burns. I agree it is nature’s way, humans cannot cope with Mom Nature when she gets rough.
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Nature rules!
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Wonderful Sara! True liberation is in the letting go.
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or so my meditation tells me. Thanks, Carrie!
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I like your take on this prompt. Purifying with after the smoke clears.
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Thanks so much, Finely!
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“My body
is now pure
water” – yes, wonderful.
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Thanks, q!
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I find myself imagining her wandering through the forest, gathering up tiny fires and protecting her woodland. Lovely. 🙂
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Thanks, wyndolynne!
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Beautiful. May it so be.
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Thanks, Bev!
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I hope for that rain, all along the western seaboard.
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Hope it pours.
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Great take on the prompt. I hope the smoke clears out your way very soon!
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Thanks, O. I am in New York now, and am sadly watching the devastation that is happening in the Pacific Northwest.
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