Fire Storm
Yesterday, it was difficult to breathe.
We inhaled dust and ashes as smoke
from forest fires scuttled towards us,
carried piggy-back on a strong west wind.
Today, the wind herds clouds into aerial castles,
pinnacles and pyramids piled upwards,
tall ships’ canvases painted dark, thundery,
raised by fierce wedges thrust beneath them,
lofting them into darkening skies.
Beyond a certain height, water becomes ice.
Particles group together. Hail stones form,
small at first, growing ever larger
until the very air can no longer bear
their weight. Golf ball big, they tumble down
the sky’s steep ladder and fall to earth.
The dry drum roll of distant thunder rumbles.
A scissor-slash of light shreds black skies.
An executioner’s hay wain rolls towards us,
a runaway train destined to tear our lives
apart. It leaves us helpless, clamoring for safety,
our world torn apart, our earth sore wounded.
Death scythes away downing rich and poor alike.
Who now knows which way thrown dice will fall?
The dye’s sharp edge, once cast, cuts like a blade.
Hailstones clatter, battering us down.
rogermoorepoet 
Oh this is awesome! You really set the scene, visual and sound effects too. Excellent!
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Thank you so much, Meg. It’s a rewrite, new style, of a golden oldie, and that’s the evening sky outside our garage door, looking west. It was a surprise photo: I didn’t expect the final result.
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Wow! What a dramatic sky! Beautiful!
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Some dramatic terrifying elements in this. I’ve never been near forest fires and never wish to…but as you probably know they are raging in parts of Ontario cottage country this summer.
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Our world is changing around us. The videos of the fires in California and Greece, not to mention Alberta a year or two ago, are horrific, to say the least. A shameful loss of life as well as property.
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You made me feel like I was there. How scary!
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It can be very scary. Especially the inability to breathe. It’s an older poem, rewritten on a cloud-building day. hank you so much for commenting, Tanya. It’s great to know you are there.
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I learn a lot from your site. You were the one who encouraged me to rework the old fantasy novel. Last week, the new books 1-3 were featured at a large book club to raving reviews. They are being reflected in great reviews on Amazon. I can’t thank you enough for all the encouragement you have given me.
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That’s fantastic news, Tanya. Is this available on your site? If so, I’ll share it with mine. Fantastic!
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I have two postings up today, both of them link to the Amazon page. My “Available Titles” page also does and has the next two cover reveals (if you are curious). I am grateful and so glad that I listened to you! You know what a long road this is. These reviews are giving me a platform to work from.
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Link gone up on my Blog.
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Thank you! Your mentoring and support mean a lot to me.
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