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Bringer of Death

From a comet’s tail, like pepper on a meal sprinkling down on the land upon the earth, the contagious death the cleansing of God’s hand Genocide made, from a periodic plague swelling numbers of the dead when life departs, with heavy hearts of the times that lay ahead From rich or poor, it seeks for more to feed upon its evil with terrible pain, of who were slain by the horrific cosmic devil Tearing the will, a numbness feel no one is safe to hide a celestial throw, of prevailing woe on the comet’s trailing ride Like a skyward beast, soaring from the east a mighty dragon span its subtle wings, and deadly fangs and fire to decimate man The invading spell, straight out of Hell that curses all who live their bodies writhe, to stay alive and the suffering they give Bringer of death, taker of breath destroyer of life around deliverer of ill, killer of will burrier in the ground With bodies spent, from furnace sent from static streak on high the festering cull, deflesh the skull as the comet passes by

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Date: 3/24/2024 4:52:00 PM
Me thinks the comet is symbolic of something way bigger bringing about the destruction. Although dark, your poem contains some fantastic imagery (the festering cull, deflesh the skull) I appreciate your ability to rhyme given the topic. wishing you a comet-free evening, Sara
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Clive Culverhouse
Date: 3/25/2024 2:22:00 AM
Thanks Sara
Date: 3/24/2024 6:17:00 AM
You're a real darkie, aren't you? I just watched 2012 over the weekend and though it doesn't deal with a comet (which you may be using here symbolically anyway) the devastation wreaked on earth from natural sources was hard to watch. Scary poem Clive
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Clive Culverhouse
Date: 3/25/2024 2:22:00 AM
Thanks Tom

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