Phyllis Babcock Poet Free verse

Fire Down Below

Black smoke rises into the air

Polluting,  thick  billowy clouds dissipate
 
There is a fire down below.

Burning  eyes ,  lungs exploding

 Oil hanging heavily, covering the surface with slug

There is a fire down below.

Thick, tarry, black , a floating death trap

Destruction floating on each crashing wave

There is a fire down below.

In the deep abyss of the sea

Gushing endlessly, destroying 

There is a fire down below.

It needs to be extinquished

This black oil crude

To stop the fire from below.

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Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen July 9, 2010 at 7:08 AM You have captured the dreadfulness in this poem. God help us extinguish the fire from below. (In more ways than one...) By the way, Phyllis, I am going to try to start commenting again. I have just been too weepy these past three months…commenting became difficult. I do enjoy reading your wonderful poetry, though. And I appreciate you. Thanks for understanding. God be with you and keep up the excellent writing. Lovingly, Dane Ann

Earle Brown July 4, 2010 at 9:50 PM Very meaningful. Best wishes.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart June 29, 2010 at 4:54 PM What a great write Phyllis.. good luck if u entered it in the contest.. I entered too and if I win am going to give my PM away to a poet who is not yet a PM... so if its OK with TPS..its OK with me.. I entered The Suffocation...am having a fun time in Hawaii... another luau tonight ..its only 2 p.m. here now ..raining a little but the luau goes on rain or shine unless its a monsoon or hurricane... luved the copter ride.. and tomorrow its volcanoes.. WoW. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii

Dr.Ram Mehta June 27, 2010 at 7:34 PM Very thoughtful expressions on the oil spill. I appreciate your concern

Christopher Marcum June 27, 2010 at 1:31 PM wow, what an amazing expression or depthful concern, for perhaps, the oil spill/spills or, possibly even the sometimes conditions of this world and life itself-very wonderful display of concern and heart! love, christopher :)

Sue Mason June 27, 2010 at 12:45 PM Greatest tragedy of my lifetime ... everyone keeps talking about all the folks who've lost their jobs but what species that now may be extinct ... My heart breaks ... I can't watch the news anymore!! Timely, poignant write here Phyllis with one little correction ... line #2 the word has an "a" instead of "i" in dissipate ... sorry, my spelling bug gets me in trouble sometimes ... smile ...

Sara Kendrick June 27, 2010 at 12:39 PM Great write that is a reminder of the situation that could turn worse that it already is most any minute..We as a country need to pray..If BP can't stop it, God could do something to plug the pipe..Sara

Poet Destroyer A June 27, 2010 at 12:14 PM Awesome write, enjoyed...P.D.