Terry Flood Poet Rhyme

Jurassic Tempest

Torrential rain poured on that Jurassic day
The seas swallowed lands or just washed them away
Dinosaurs fled from the rivers that topped
And everything steamed once the downpour had stopped

Volcanos were belching black smoke from their vents
A soot laden sky topped an atmosphere dense
On high, lava flowed like the mountains were bleeding
Below them, no sign of the waters receding

Oil, coal and gas were still young in the making
Nobody knew it was there for the taking
And so to the high ground those giants were swarming
But few carried signs saying, “Stop global warming!”

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Linda Alice Fowler April 21, 2023 at 7:01 AM There is always someone who wants to place the blame Terry, when in reality, Nature/God/Earth does what it does without counting votes (or dollars). Fun write! :) Terry Flood April 25, 2023 at 2:59 PM I keep harping back to the Stegosaur. The last Stegosaur died millions of years before the asteroid that killed ‘the dinosaurs’. And what did he die of????? Climate change! TRUE. I could get really boring on this subject so I’m pleased that you ended with ‘Fun write’. Ha ha! Terry

Deb M April 8, 2023 at 8:02 PM Love this one Terry very cleverly written! Debx Terry Flood April 9, 2023 at 2:56 PM Some might think I’m a climate change denier. I only question whether we’re in a naturally recurring cycle or whether man is truly the culprit. It strikes me as odd that every cure for climate change involves more tax for world governments. Glad you enjoyed . Terry

Daniel Turner April 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM I see the hidden message, Terry. Truth in humor. It works very well. Good to see you writing again. I missed you. Terry Flood April 9, 2023 at 3:04 PM In a world where we were told to drive diesel cars and hand over eight grand or so in tax on our new vehicle and now we’re told to drive electric and hand over eight grand or so on again, I have to wonder when we’ll have cheaply adapted cars, tax free that run on grass clippings. Hmmm… ain’t gonna happen! The upshot is… if there’s no revenue for the tax man… it’s really no problem at all. Glad you enjoyed, Daniel.