Apocalypse

Apocalypse

Pattering on roofs
Like defiant horse hoofs
The whirlwind;
Deafening thunderclaps
Dark night seared by
The brightest of lightening

Harbingers of the deluge

The heavens opened
Sheaths of rain, linking up with
Other sheaths 'raining' from underneath
Tarred streets turned to streams--
at the beginning--and gradually
Dry land turned to rivers

Bungalows submerged
Tall trees and six storey buildings
next in line.
Oceans, seas and rivers
Have merged,
Plants and animals submerged

Underneath the deluge,
where I battle for breath,
A waterproof Holy Book floats
And my mind races back to:

And God spake unto Noah...
Neither shall all flesh
be cut off any more
by the waters of a flood
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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November 29, 2012 at 5:54 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you today Nnaemeka. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. I am sorry it is so belated. Love, Carol
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November 28, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Nnaemeka a visionary write...David
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November 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM
an interesting write...I enjoyed the read...
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