Although the sea is pulled by lunar reins,
Its servile ebbs conceal the subtle strides
Of a fateful force, once nature’s patience wanes,
That tests its tether with unruly tides.
Where frozen hills are stoked by metal fumes,
It brings a rhythmic ruse of turbulent grace,
As thriving swirls are topped by sprightly spumes
That lead a charge, when growing flows retrace.
And while humanity ignores the signs
Of ominous plights, as billows belch and roar,
A steep caress erodes the coastal lines
And razes borders, like a siege of war.
Uprisings of tsunamis stirs the straits
Once swells attain the sways of ancient scales
And wayward spans cascade at mankind’s gates
Where a ceaseless song of simmered spite prevails.
When swept-up crowds are pleading for an ark
And lands are swallowed by the famished surge,
The moonlit sanctuaries turn to dark
To undulate the chains of Gaia’s purge.
I’m not usually a reader of much poetry but loved this. It is so rich in description with words that give depth and power to the imagery and it seems to have an energy of its own that builds up momentum and carries the reader to the end. Would like to see more work by this poet.