Black Rain

An active storm forecast for Hurricane Season
Sandbags, evacuations can save people’s lives
But offshore in black water a new threat now thrives
Inland states may suffer too, here’s the reason
Storms gain power in Gulf seas betrayed by treason
Soaking up dark sea’s moisture, such power derives
Will tropical cyclones carry black rain like knives
Giving inland farm crops, city streets a greasin’

The man-made drilling well still spews oil that floats
But the clouds of great storms may be darker this year
Murky sea water now lies in the Gulf storms’ path
Ma Nature has an aerial view as she gloats
Remains of dinosaurs fill hurricanes with fear
Bitter justice abounds in a defiled earth’s wrath

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 5/29/2011 2:01:00 PM
You are too much talented Carolyn.The more I am reading you I am discovering it.WONDERFUL Italian Sonnet here...
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Date: 6/25/2010 7:18:00 AM
Congratulations Carolyn on your win in A Rambling Poet's contest "Italian Sonnet". Love, Carol
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Date: 6/24/2010 9:35:00 PM
REALLY nicely done, CArolyn. A big congrats to you. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 6/24/2010 3:19:00 PM
Congratulations, Carolyn, with 7th place, in my Italian Sonnet Contest, with this wonderful poem... love Constance
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Date: 6/16/2010 6:51:00 PM
Very beautiful and intense! great write! Thanks for the love! keep sharing!
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Date: 6/10/2010 4:58:00 PM
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Date: 6/8/2010 11:28:00 AM
Interesting thoughts that you have penned in this one...Sara
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Date: 6/7/2010 11:59:00 AM
The bounties are then banked, any interest gained on them is then channelled back into the community where the mining and drilling is being staged. Too many big companies get away with murder, and continue to profit wrongly. Basically it's payback time. Excellent poem Carolyn >> James
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Date: 6/7/2010 11:55:00 AM
I really do hope that BP get their act together and pull out all the stops and clean up their mess. It's time to fine conglomerates very heavily, eat into their massive profits and create a government run agency to cater for these spillages, as there will be many more. All conglomerates who desire to mine, drill etc for minerals have to pay a bounty. If there are no spillages etc, they get their bounty back at the same cost.
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Date: 6/6/2010 10:06:00 AM
I really like your use of words, so true, but scary and sad Love Roger
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Date: 6/6/2010 9:41:00 AM
A write full of chilling thoughts. I can't bear to think about the destruction this disaster is having, it's just heartbreaking to see film footage of those poor pelicans. You did a great job conveying the extent of this disasterous oil spill. Good luck in the contest.
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Date: 6/6/2010 12:08:00 AM
excellent poem again! Carolyn, so much sadness created by this man made follie, harry
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Date: 6/5/2010 7:20:00 PM
Wonderful poem and states the situation well. It is truly dire, probably worse than any natural disaster in the long run. Thanks for writing about it. Love, Joyce
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Date: 6/5/2010 7:16:00 PM
Hi Carolyn, this is really a very timely sonnet, and you rendered it beautifully --that gulf oil spill really chills the bones and those poor animals, can't even fathom what they must be feeling :(...thanks for your comments on my Sijo--thankfully though, I am not allergic to bees, it was something that I thought last night--hopefully bees stay forever away from you, dear Carolyn :)!
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Date: 6/5/2010 6:26:00 PM
wow, you really captured the danger of it all. What a MESS. So scary, CArolyn. Is this for a contest. I think it would do extremely well! thanks for your sweet comment to Earth Girl. LUv, andrea
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Date: 6/5/2010 6:00:00 PM
It's a beauty, Carolyn. A perfect sonnet with the most talked of subject. Good luck if it is for the contest
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Date: 6/5/2010 5:29:00 PM
Thank you for sharing you poetry with us Carolyn. I truly enjoyed reading it this afternoon. Hope you have a wonderful weekend running over with inspiration. Hope you have entered the TeamPoetrysoup contest. If you are I wish you the best.Love, Carol
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Date: 6/5/2010 11:57:00 AM
The news is so frightening....each day is a new threat. As one who lives in Florida, I'm sure this poem is close to your home and heart.... fearful it is, and written with such passion. Well done, Carolyn.
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Date: 6/5/2010 11:09:00 AM
Great write that helps us all stop and think again about the situation that has not been righted as far as I know...I hope that repair and clean up are soon completed...Keep the creative pen flowing..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work...Sara
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Date: 6/5/2010 9:48:00 AM
Wonderful p[oem on a subject that I fear will be written about for years if not decades. Such a shame that man cannot forsee the damage his innovative mind and deeds can cause. I am afraid it has already caused irreparable damage. Oh I caught the typo in my poem about me. I think you spotted it and gave me a hint.. Love, Joyce
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