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Author's Notes: This poem, "A World on Fire," is a thought-provoking piece that I've had in the back of my mind for a while. It is a theme that should have poignant meaning for all of as poets and writers since we individually and collectively write on many of the subjects found in my poetic effort here. When any writer confronts issues of broad world-wide import, there is bound to be something contained therein that may tickle the fancy of each and every one of us. Anyway, this is my take on what I see and contemplate when I look at what is going on at large in the world today. My "Tercet" poetic write is by no means all-seeing and all-knowing, and is far from being exhaustive when one considers that there are many other problems and afflictions that also trouble our world and the people who live in it today. From my view and vantage point, this write is for me a macro snapshot of salient and most urgent historical issues which still vex mankind and our world today. (Gary Bateman, October 16, 2014) (Tercet unrhymed poetic format)
Categories: allegory, change, earth, history, international, introspection, and nature.