Lord R. E. Taylor Poet Free verse

Sky Blue Smoke

Sky blue smoke
Drifting on unseen breezes
Swirling and twirling
Dancing its own magical dance
Above glowing embers
Last remains of a raging fire
An ancient forest
Born before man created time
Seeing the dinosaurs
Wandering through already ancient trees
The birth of the Christ Child
And the deaths of two world wars
It lived undisturbed
Unmolested by modern man
For centuries, millennia
It lived
It grew
It was the home for millions of animals
It was its own world
Then came a single man
A lit match touching a tobacco filled tube
An addiction fulfilled
The forest burnt in a moment of carelessness
Nothing left except glowing red embers
No trees
No animals
Just a cloud of sky blue smoke.

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Carol Sunshine Brown November 24, 2009 at 4:21 AM Wonderful poetry you present to us today Robert. I hope your week finds you with an overflow of inspiration which you may use to inspire others. Love and blessings to you, Carol

Charmaine Chircop November 23, 2009 at 3:50 PM excellent poem indeed--Charma

Carolyn Devonshire November 23, 2009 at 9:25 AM We have certainly done some harm to our environment with our carelessness. Like the way you speak of the "magical dance Above glowing embers." Truly, it is an inferno of death in Mother Nature's eyes. It's good to see you posting again, Robert, and I hope you can forgive me for being so busy the day you called. I wanted to call you back but lost your number. Much has happened -- most of it not good. Love you, Carolyn