earth will die in just a moment
crushing, killing us like fleas
listen, watch, and try to own it
ice melts on our hands and knees
pretty winds and rising seas
storms will whip around in psalm, when
everything is gone
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To anyone who may come across this, thank you so much for your kindness and support! Everyone’s been so sweet and helpful on the site and it’s so heartwarming to see.
This is just a darker twist on the In Eclipse challenge; I’ve been having tons of fun reading and writing poetry for it. Anyone who hasn’t submitted yet should definitely check it out!
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angela hepworth
Hello! I’m Angela and I love writing fiction—sometimes poetry if I’m feeling frisky. I delve into the dark, the sad, the silly, the sexy, and the stupid. Come check me out!
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Eclipses, From Afar
E verything above us in the universe is so vast, so wide, so entirely massive, and we will never see it. C ry as we may, it’s the truth—we as people will never be able to truly see the world, to understand its layers, its workings, the life beyond us—to know how complex it all really is.
By angela hepworthabout a month ago in Poets
Enroute
The stars and planets all whipped by as Deirdre's crystalline craft sped past them. Her people, the Vlondans, had discovered that the mineral Dianthium which grew so readily on their home world not only kept their hair pink but also was a perfect material for engineering spacecraft from.
By Alicia Anspaugh6 days ago in Art
Comments (6)
A warning of what’s coming if nothing changes:/ This one is sharp but rings so very true.
Your gratitude is truly heartening! It’s fantastic to hear that you’ve been enjoying the In Eclipse challenge and finding joy in both reading and writing poetry. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Keep shining bright with your creativity!
Oooo, I absolutely loved how dark this was! Fantastic work!
This is a poem which turned my school science and geography lessons into a poem!!! So thank you.
Holy sh** FABULOUS! And NO LIE - so many warnings and no one listens.
Environmental concerns meticulously presented in a poetic form.