Show of Power

dog wags its tail and smiles
elephant shakes its ears
rat shakes its whiskers
lion waves its claws
tree shakes its branches
man clenches his fists
snake switches its fangs
soldier shakes his gun
flood breaks and rolls rocks
Who of these is powerful
enough to make the sun
to rise from West tomorrow
and set in the East each day?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Coreggia Avatar
May 7, 2017 at 9:27 AM
Your wonderful poem reminded of Danny Glover's lines in 'Grand Canyon' when he says to his friend: "those rocks are laughing at me, I could tell. Me and my worries . . . I felt like a gnat that lands on the ass of a cow that's chewing its cud next to the road that you ride by on at 70 miles an hour." Amitiés
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May 7, 2017 at 10:17 AM
Interesting comparison. Thanks so much.
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