Preoccupied

 .

The rain rapped on the window pane,

“Hurry up, let me in,” it cried,

But I, safe inside, sitting by the fire,

Heard nothing but the crackling flames.

.

©DGA 20 November 2011 02:43

SMOKE

*

Smoke curls

Unfurls

Wafts

Through the air

To disappear

No trace

No trail

No hint

No tinge

Vanished forever

Into the ether

Another soul

Passed

Sacred fire

Funeral pyre

*

©DGA 03 November 2011 06:07

EYES

.

Burning eyes

Are eyes of anger,

Lowered eyes

Are eyes of shame,

Dancing eyes

Are eyes of mischief

As we all play the game.

.

We search each other’s eyes

To distinguish fact from lies.

Lips don’t always tell the truth

(And you’re the living proof),

But your wide,

Innocent eyes

Convinced me otherwise.

.

Burning eyes

Are eyes of anger,

Lowered eyes

Are eyes of shame,

Dancing eyes

Are eyes of mischief

As we all play the game.

.

©DGA 11 September 2011 21:48

Street Children

Street Children

God help the children
In the harsh cold of winter,
Bones showing through bare threads,
Bloodshot eyes, puffed and red,
Paint, glue, meths, God knows what else,
Cheapest way to face a world
Of days dimmed to gloom,
Tranquilised, anaesthetised,
Homeless… helpless…
Huddled around a fire, shivering,
Tongues of flame sputtering
In the icy wind.

Image: Admitchell2008_photobucket.com
©DGA 27 June 2011 15:13

UNREST

UNREST

Evolution –
Revolution –
But there will be no resolution
Without inspiration and perspiration.
A rash of unrest is spreading
Like a fire out of control –
A conflagration of feelings.

Take away man’s ability to provide
Food and shelter for his family
And the spark is lit;
There is nothing to lose.
Desperation is the match
For those who fail to scratch
A living from the superfluity of the ‘haves’.

Beware those who try to subvert
Actions aimed at charity
For popularity.
Governments are failing their poor,
Food is unaffordable to more and more.
Where will it end?
And what does it portend?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum

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©DGA 09.03.2011 18:10

Burning Bridges

Sidey’s Weekend Challenge – 22.10.2010: Bridges

Burning Bridges

I burnt the bridges to my past,
Finally and forever,
With the fire in my heart.

No what ifs and no upsets,
Ended for eternity,
Ashes to ashes with no regrets.

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©DGA 23.10.2010

Forest Fires

Forest Fires

A single act of carelessness
Is all it takes to set in motion
Such catastrophic consequences,
Endangering many humans,
Plants, animals, homes and livelihoods.

At certain times of the year
Vegetation is tinder dry,
Highly flammable,
Combustible and susceptible
To outbreaks of fire.

It is criminal, unlawful,
Immoral and outrageous
To fail to take precautions
To safeguard against these
Dangerous conditions.

The smallest spark could be the cause
Of a gigantic conflagration,
Escalating rapidly into an inferno
Taking the lives of innocent people
Animals and plants.

Photo: images.search.yahoo.com

©DGA