Animal Silence
Someone, lit a flaming forest fire
peoples unwanted wish, or desire
hot ashes piling up on streets
fire truck hoses, flame defeats
daylight October, orange sky
people losing everything, cry
battles to be fought,
arsonists to be caught
days long, spreading heat
homeowners garden hoses, retreat
strong westerly winds, died down
making headline news all over town
spreading wild across the land
gusts, self feeding and fiery fanned
controlling the damages fast
from clear blue skies to ashes overcast
unsafe homes, inhabitants afraid
families homeless shelters made.
Evolutionary, disaster death sense,
terrified creatures, and animal silence
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Submitted by Soul-to-song on June 03, 2021
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Scheme | AABBCCDEFFGGHHIIJJKL |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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