The Darkness Falls (a poem)

Darkness falls for a moment
so that the angels can not see
the mess that we have made
of what was once a place of beauty
The blue skies turned a sickening gray
the lush green forests
cut down and paved
The crystal clear waters
now muddied with shame
no one cares down here
we point fingers of blame
The earth is our mother
a gift we have abused
take what can be taken
and use what can be used
The soil now heavily poisoned
the rivers polluted with trash
we are on a collision course
and are just about to crash
The darkness falls for a moment
not to bring about fears
it falls every evening
to hide the angels tears....

reply to post by Greenize


I had to reply to this one.

Honestly that was amazing. I'm not just being nice. lol
I'm sometimes a little dark in my poetic approach but the ending was perfect!
Kind of reminds me of something from the book of counted sorrows!

reply to post by Greenize

The blue skies turned a sickening gray
the lush green forests
cut down and paved

Both the message and wording are tops...


Good stuff...

Great Poem. I really liked it.
second line

I enjoyed this piece, quite a lot actually. Your vivid verbiage was like a literary oil painting. A tragic topic that could have come off cliche was beautifully written and all together touching. Star for you.

Very Very Nice!!!

I want to say thank you to each of you for your warm comments. I love sharing my poetry, it comes from the heart and you all inspire me to write more and better. Thank you for taking the time to read and post your thoughts, I certainly appreciate it!!

Your really good at poetry my dear. I'm impressed anyway. I've enjoyed reading your contributions this evening and I hope you keep it up.

Love and light,

wupy

Very nice, I associated the skies turning a sickening grey not only with pollution but also with chemtrails, is this correct?

Very nice work, I read it 4 times....

Thank you for sharing your work!

Do you have any more poems here, online we could see?

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Thank you and yes I do. I have several scattered around, mostly in the short stories forum. Thanks again!!

reply to post by Deus Ex Machina 42

Feel free to interpret anyway you like...I hadn't thought of that, but it works! Thank you for reading and commenting, I appreciate it!