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Powder Keg

Pieces of heat scatter and scorch Over the orange rusted sky Wildfire season has arrived Dense and thick, stern charcoal Eyes capture and deny Relief's cool rain, as tongues of flames Kindles tender clovers red Eating clean the succulent Green laced gentle ground. 7/14/21 This or That Volume 4 contest Sponsor: Edward Ibeh Title: Powder Keg

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/28/2021 11:33:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. What a creative Acrostic story/write. Have a blessed day with your win...............

Christuraj Alex

Date: 7/27/2021 10:34:00 PM

A beautiful Creation. Congratulations!

Honestly J.T.

Date: 7/17/2021 3:22:00 PM

Good one; God bless; -JT

Juliet Ligon

Date: 7/15/2021 6:39:00 PM

Great descriptions in your acrostic. Very fitting for this time of year.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 7/15/2021 11:45:00 AM

The water that could grow food (and/or keep people clean & cool) is instead wasted in vain attempts to extinguish that powder keg, so perhaps we need re-educating about this or that?

Tom Cunningham

Date: 7/15/2021 2:27:00 AM

Mother nature can be fierce at times, read an interesting article the other day about the fire watchers who live in towers for weeks on end who alert the authorities if smoke is spotted. Hope things cool down over there Michelle , i struggle in the heat. Tom

Joanna Daniel

Date: 7/15/2021 12:39:00 AM

A nice way of looking at wildfires, Michelle, wonderful imagery:)

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/14/2021 7:37:00 PM

A blazing ode to the Northwest's flames. Please be safe in Oregon. This great prose should be IN POTD

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/14/2021 5:31:00 PM

A Fiery paean to the wildfires in the Northwest. Please stay safe there in Oregon, Michelle! ~ Gershon

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 7/14/2021 6:59:00 PM

Thank you, at least they are in the southern part of Oregon, away from me, though I feel for those suffering right now~

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/14/2021 1:56:00 PM

Your imagery is quite the powder keg! So scary in those places!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 7/14/2021 2:33:00 PM

Yes a few weeks ago we hit 116 degrees (a record for Portland!) and now so many Western states are having wildfires too-