Brian Sambourne Poet Free verse

Hornet Hype

Headline News:
Cross the Seas Arrival
Killer Hornets Near

Relentless force of steroid nature
Buffed hornets in out-sized wing chanting
Swarm-buzz of aggression
Predators to hapless honey bees
Poison stings like silver arrows.
Venom shrapnel from combat incursion.
New fodder for Hollywood flick diversion.

Part of a new fear landscape
         in pandemic turmoil.
Forest peace destroyers in what 
         flies, lurches and stings.
Fear in re-jigged planet living cringe.

Media bursts of unending dread.
More psychic danger than real threat?
Time of apocalypse reckoning?
Nothing here to sooth your nerves undone
Even so, in a biblical plague,
         shield your eyes,
         and run!

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Aditi Mishra July 1, 2020 at 8:04 AM Your muse is really thoughtful and relevant to the times we live in Brian. Congratulations on your win! Brian Sambourne July 1, 2020 at 8:59 AM Hello Aditi kind of you to comment. These are tempest times indeed. Be safe. Live well. Brian

David Drowley June 29, 2020 at 1:22 PM Brian, Congratulations on your win. So well-written, timely and to the point! David Brian Sambourne June 29, 2020 at 1:44 PM Hi David Thanks very much for your thoughtful words. I felt a merge of calamities. Strange what becomes a poetic muse. Best wishes. Brian

Funom Makama June 29, 2020 at 1:06 PM This is beautifully done. A well deserved placement for the contest. Great work friend. Congratulations. Brian Sambourne June 29, 2020 at 1:47 PM Thank you Funom. Let's hope killer hornets are more media hype than the cruel stings of a ubiquitous, invasive insect. All the best, Brian

Gary Radice June 29, 2020 at 12:13 PM Loved your poem Brian. The following is an actual UK newspaper headline from last month: "Murder hornets' can chew through human skin and kill with one sting" :) Brian Sambourne June 29, 2020 at 12:18 PM Thank you Gary. It seems like we're experiencing layers of terror - from renegade covid-19 to murderous hornets. All gristle for the media headlines. Be safe. Cheers Brian

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 29, 2020 at 9:25 AM This is so good! And so true, introduced species like rabbits can cause so more catastrophic a fallout but lack the newsworthyness. Congrats on your win Brian. ~Maureen Brian Sambourne June 29, 2020 at 12:19 PM Thank you Maureen. Invasive species, invasive virus - makes one inclined to hide under the bed. Be well. Brian

Jan Allison June 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM powerfully penned Brian .. sometimes i wish I could be like a bee and just buzz off:-) hugs Jan xx Brian Sambourne June 29, 2020 at 8:39 AM Hi Jan Thank you for the kind response. Yes there seems to be a prevailing sense of doom + gloom in media coverage world wide currently. Be well. Brian