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Feb.25.2025
Pick a Title. Vol.49. Poetry Contest
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The earth got suddenly bereft of all life, With a morose dullness so palpable and rife. A tint of greyness crept over heaven’s vault. All movements came to a freezing halt. The wall clock didn’t toll the midday hour. The babies no more blabbered but did glower. The hen didn’t cackle after laying the egg. The earth for some benevolent mercy seemed to beg. The birds on trees at noon didn’t twitter, And the foliage of leaves didn’t flutter. No music came out from the well strung fiddle. The telephone sat silent on its cradle. Nature seemed to have lost half its mirth. A mournful silence overpowered the earth. Suddenly shattering the ominous silence, Gun shots were heard from a distance. The siren screamed many times, long and loud, Announcing curfew on unsuspecting ears wild. Behind the façade of a deceptive calm, No one suspected the threat of a fierce storm. The dumb presages of Nature, who can read? A language mysterious, that only augurs heard. What horrors in cosmic layers are concealed! Through augur’s lens, future incidents are revealed.

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Date: 3/3/2025 12:17:00 PM
Lovely penning Valsa, great rhyme and flow with good expression too. Trust all is well with you, blessings,Gordon
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Date: 3/3/2025 2:33:00 AM
Great piece of work, congratulations
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Date: 3/2/2025 12:02:00 PM
Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest with this brilliant piece, Valsa. One of my favorites on the "Augury" theme. Silence broken with gunshots! It's a terrifying, unsettling world you take the reader into. Great work!
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Valsa George
Date: 3/2/2025 9:38:00 PM
Thank you so much for your contest and the high placement you have given me. It is a pleasure taking part in your contest.
Date: 3/2/2025 7:45:00 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful write winning! You are on a roll!
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Date: 2/28/2025 7:14:00 AM
Dear Valsa, What a lovely poem centered on themes of loss, stillness, and the foreboding presence of violence upsetting natural order. It investigates the contrasts of life and death, tranquillity and pandemonium, underlining how quickly serenity may be destroyed. It also severely depicts a world devoid of life and joy, implying an underlying threat that hangs over society and may represent bigger societal crises such as war or conflict.
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Valsa George
Date: 2/28/2025 9:09:00 PM
Thank you so much dear friend Lasaad. Your comments are so spot on.
Date: 2/27/2025 10:34:00 AM
So interesting! When all goes silent, beware! Perhaps we will have hearkened to the trumpet call beforehand.
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Date: 2/27/2025 9:34:00 AM
i could hear some anguish and uncertainty, this is very evocative and well written, thanks poet
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Date: 2/26/2025 8:07:00 PM
The calm before the storm...eerie silence ensues. We may not be able to predict the future, most of us...but we do sense subtle changes in mood -- haunting poem. Well done!
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Date: 2/26/2025 3:38:00 AM
Dear Valsa,your poem masterfully captures an eerie stillness, making nature feel like a silent witness to impending doom. Your vivid imagery and smooth rhythm create a haunting atmosphere, drawing the reader into the tension. The shift from quiet foreboding to sudden chaos is striking, leaving a powerful impact. Wow a wonderful poem and should do welli in the contest.Love and Hugs. PS You've probably noticed that I havent been on FB, strange state of affairs with them, they seem to have lost my account, in spite of my complaints they dont seem to be able to find it. ...Maria
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Date: 2/28/2025 9:12:00 PM
Hi dear Maria, sorry to know that your account got deleted from face book. Hope it will be reinstated. Thanks a lot for your lovely comment.
Date: 2/25/2025 10:53:00 PM
To see the future is definitely a curse. The world worries as time changes. Your poem is realistic. Good to sound the alarm.
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Date: 2/25/2025 9:30:00 AM
Nice poem.
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