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When Doves Cry In Maui

The fires they breach far and wide
yet leaving no nest not low or high
the closer it gets the farther we fly
wind swept smoke clouding the eyes
distance by distance higher the height 
homes all gone as we struggle for life
sometimes surrounded, safety in flight
leaving those behind who could not fight
Land for a moment till heats comes nigh
then keep going or else die
no creature is spared behind in sight 
a burning retreat required requite
in the darkness of night fleeing the light
that consumes all in it's way
the closer it gets panic and fits
it causes without delay
through it all that endless request 
we make from day to day
grant us life a way to live
and a way to get away
It cannot burn the ocean
and it cannot burn the sand
a wall of safety so secure
till fuel is turned to ashes
the terror is past and we've been asked
is there anything left behind
then and there at that moment
I knew when doves cry

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Joe Maverick

Date: 8/30/2023 12:47:00 PM

Are you writing from experience here? if so my Thoughts and prayers are with you, as my Thoughts are with all there.' A terrible event I Hear that nearly eighty people are under arrest In Greece, for arson re the wildfires there pure Ecological terrorisam I reckon.'

Timothy Ray

Date: 8/15/2023 7:13:00 AM

this is well executed in every line where the poet walks...i well remember after 9/11 criticism of poets who wrote about it saying if they were not there they had no voice...Tennyson and The Charge of the Light Brigade comes to mind....this is why poets write, the quills that speak for the heart and paint the landscape...excellent job

The Situation
Date: 8/21/2023 2:55:00 PM

Thanks this is exactly what I'd hoped I'd get.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/15/2023 7:06:00 AM

It’s so sad. May your words offer some measure of comfort. We have a lot of fires happening here in BC but nothing can compare with what they have gone Through.

Akkina Downing

Date: 8/14/2023 8:09:00 PM

It’s just heartbreaking. Great write, TS

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 8/14/2023 9:13:00 AM

Your words are filled with emotion. A sad reminder for us all that disaster can strike anytime and anywhere.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/14/2023 7:14:00 AM

A tragedy --tremendous loss of property and life. You speak for us all.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/13/2023 4:22:00 AM

The situation in Maui had to have been horrible for those facing it. It is awesome that many survived, but horrible for the families those who did not make it. So many are faced with such serious life decisions for the future. There seems to be such love and compassion from the people who live there so I know that those who were affected will have support in this situation. Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Sara

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 8/12/2023 5:25:00 PM

So sad! God bless you. Love, Gina