Fighting in The Firmament

In the dismal and dreary dusk,
I experience horrific hallucinations,
Of cracks in the sublime skies.

Celestial conflicts commence
Without a hint or reason.
Comets collide, stars flare 
In nasty noxious Novas.

Quakes seem to shatter the peace
Of the vast stretch of space.
Whilst we on Earth envision
The fall of a multitude of meteors.

Catastrophic clouds form overhead,
Effectively hiding the brutal battles galore.

Then the rain begins to fall and I awake.
Soon the cumulonimbus clouds disperse
And the silvery stars appear in full formation.
Thank God, ‘tis only a nasty nightmare.

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Date: 7/18/2024 5:25:00 AM
A pleasure to read. Great use of imagery.
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Date: 7/3/2024 9:52:00 PM
Love the title it pulled me in! And this was a great use of your imagination!
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Date: 6/25/2024 6:22:00 PM
Very beautiful poem, I could feel the relief that it was only a nightmare....
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Date: 6/25/2024 5:11:00 AM
Great description and I love the alliterations used:)
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Date: 6/24/2024 2:30:00 PM
Hope a scene like that will never happen. Hugs my friend
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Date: 6/24/2024 6:39:00 AM
But someday, so much of things like that will be real and people will cry for the rocks and mountains to fall on them to end their lives because of what is happening. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Sara K
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Date: 6/23/2024 9:41:00 AM
You had me right there inside the nightmare. Nice one, Victor
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Date: 6/23/2024 2:14:00 AM
Great write Victor! Cuddles Debx
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Date: 6/22/2024 10:57:00 PM
Enjoyed. Much love and prayers, God bless you, Gina
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Date: 6/22/2024 4:20:00 AM
Quite an imaginative and stirring poem, Victor. I hope your weekend is splendid and creative. Many blessings to you and your family. ~
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Date: 6/22/2024 3:31:00 AM
Yes thank God that we do seem to wake from dreadful nightmares. Dear Victor this poem of yours is so descriptive, filled with alliterative lines, lends a dramatic edge. You excel in dramatic writes. Hugs
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Date: 6/21/2024 9:17:00 AM
Had a few nasty nightmares too Victor, funny how they stay in mind, yet one forgets dreams of the beautiful kind. Enjoyed the read… Beryl
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Date: 6/21/2024 3:42:00 AM
Yes, all the bad we see and experience are nightmares...God is good and loving. Blessings my friend. Very interesting read.
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Date: 6/20/2024 4:35:00 PM
That would be scary. This is an exciting poem with an uncertain future for earth.
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Date: 6/20/2024 3:30:00 PM
I'd be glad to wake up after this Victor! hugs jan xx
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Date: 6/20/2024 10:40:00 AM
Great imagery! Coming through the storm as you awake. xxoo
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Date: 6/20/2024 9:12:00 AM
Hi Victor, Nightmares are truly horrid, Dear God, Heaven forbid, They should come true, For me or for you, But awake to a sunny day, Bad omens and dragons chased away. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.
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Date: 6/20/2024 4:54:00 AM
Such a relief when you awake from it but you feel spooked for the rest of the day. Tom
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Date: 6/19/2024 10:44:00 PM
Oh, how you whelm me, over, and again as time flits in anticipation of the impending doom, a gathering of oneness is led to the recital of the Lord's Prayer, with eyes shut ... one single voice is heard as dawn is gift a smile. My family will read your edge-of-a-seat, Vers Libre, knowing they've grown--but how much so. Marvelous, Victor.
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Date: 6/19/2024 9:15:00 PM
What a wonderfully engrossing poem, beginning with nightmare scenario, and ending in calm, cosmic beauty. It reminds me of how nice it feels to find that a nightmare was only a dream. :)
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Date: 6/19/2024 5:11:00 PM
Oh, so glad you woke to the brightness of God’s goodnesss, Pangie
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Date: 6/19/2024 2:29:00 PM
So glad when we realise it is just a nightmare.. nicely done Victor..
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Date: 6/19/2024 12:05:00 PM
How descriptive is this! And so well woven with excellent diction and alliterations! Made me also think of some nightmares iv had, and how waking up from them, realizing they were just nightmares can be such a relief! Very well crafted. And delivered dear victor. Pleasure reading your work always. Sending you light
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Date: 6/19/2024 9:46:00 AM
Sometimes we get horrific and nerve wracking nightmares. At a critical point when we wake up, how relieved we are to understand that after all it has been a scary dream. You must be concerned about the abrupt and erratic changes in the climate and weather these days. With such thoughts when we go to sleep, we get such dreams.
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Date: 6/19/2024 8:42:00 AM
Nightmares can be so extremely frightening Victor! Your intense lines, full of imagery, really deliver the realism that we experience! Well done!!
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