New Order

S ucculent forests now barren, almost dying
I n the hands of thieves hungry for fortune, while
G lobal warming  crushes nature’s environ
N otwithstanding  war’s  incessant slaughter,

O ppressing a human's right to blessed life...
F ear sown on streets, power of crime --the law.

T hese are but only the pursuits of our new order, the
H unts consuming  nations, a devious act of indignity, as
E very day we hear the wails from exiled children.

T ell me, shall the next generation inherit this bondage? 
I s destruction of Mother Earth our 'noble' tribute?
M urderers  are we licensed to  plunder recklessly , an
E ntitlement quite common, snuffing  hopes of a future,
S oiled by a culture of excessive barbarism!


John Hamilton's Sign Of The Times Contest 
4/27/2018

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 5/1/2018 10:39:00 PM
Congrats on your win, nette. Well done.
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Date: 5/1/2018 6:41:00 PM
Congratulations on your win with this foreboding acrostic. Well done nette!
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Date: 5/1/2018 3:34:00 PM
Well said and well done Nette, congrats on a fine win!
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Date: 4/29/2018 1:31:00 PM
Unfortunately these are the signs of the times, Nette, and we, both guilty and innocent, will pay for it! In the end Nature will revolt...karma will come asking for her dues. Your lovely Acrostic lays bare our 'sins'; I worry for future generations! ~ Hugs // paul
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Date: 4/27/2018 4:22:00 PM
Wonderful take on today nette, why is it all going wrong?
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Date: 4/27/2018 12:42:00 PM
Makes me wonder where the hell are we going? Gripping piece I should ponder on for a long while.
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Date: 4/27/2018 12:27:00 PM
Tremendous poem relaying the decay of a world's moral values. ' All we need is love!'
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Date: 4/27/2018 12:03:00 PM
Sad Sad Sad...the loop of violence replays... All the best nette...
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Date: 4/27/2018 9:18:00 AM
Signs of the times are not encouraging as you depicted in this lovely poem. Perplexing questions you raise in your last stanza..well written, nette..best for a win.
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