The Edge

Life is balanced on a razor thin edge
Fiery magma below us 
And just on the edge
The atmosphere thins to nothing but cold
But we go on living as if never told
Never listening living in ignorant bliss
Something is wrong something’s amiss
Do something now or we can dismiss
All that we care for all that we’ll miss
When nothing is done and we have arrived
Only to find that nothing’s survived

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Poet Destroyer A

April 5, 2015 at 3:53 PM

HOWARD, Dropped by to say hi and congratulate you on having your poem selected by Soup's Administration. This is a wonderful poem to have featured on the homepage. Have yourself a Happy Easter ~Always & Forever~ LINDA

Poet Destroyer A

April 4, 2015 at 9:23 PM

I am Happy for you, Howard... Hope you are enjoying the site... Thank you for the sweet reply to my comment. Love LINDA

Skat A

April 4, 2015 at 8:47 PM

HOWARD, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Cona Adams

April 3, 2015 at 12:02 PM

Our local poetry group name is, "On the Edge." My husband wanted to name it, "On the Ragged Edge," but he was out-voted. We are a chapter of the Missouri State Poetry Society, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Almost every state in the US has such a society, with many chapters. It only takes five (5) members to form a chapter in our state.

Howard Tunick

April 3, 2015 at 1:10 PM

Cona, So sorry my Edge came out so dark. Hope to be brighter in the future. The other reply was meant for someone else. Only been on P-Soup two days.... still a bit confusing.

Howard Tunick

April 3, 2015 at 1:07 PM

Thank you for the welcome Linda. I'm so happy to have found P-Soup. This will be should be fun. I do not in anyway consider myself a poet. I just get a thought stuck in my head and then the rhymes just won't leave me alone.

Poet Destroyer A

April 2, 2015 at 8:42 PM

Hi Howard, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends @-> LINDA <-@

Howard Tunick

April 3, 2015 at 1:11 PM