Laura Leiser Poet Free verse

The Land Cries Out

Can you hear the rumbling rising from the east?
Words of tectonic proportions are pressing, persisting
moving the masses, a bundled behemoth
desperate for change.

As "party" heads talk over one another all around
spouting clever promises, like ticker tape
an unlikely one, his gold hair flung
rises up with haughty tongue. 

And from within the great divide a plaintive cry is heard
break from the lies, look deep inside, renew the search
for truth and freedom to be found once more.

The land cries out, no time to waste in numb passivity
heed now the altar call, arise and stand, united
for all the world to see.

Can you hear the rumbling rising from the east?





Written on 1/22/2016

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Old Man Emu January 30, 2016 at 7:47 PM That was an awesome read, very powerful, cheers, Craig Laura Leiser January 30, 2016 at 11:23 PM Thank you, Craig. I appreciate you stopping by to read my poem :)

Kim Merryman January 28, 2016 at 10:44 PM I really like this, Laura! Your creative descriptions and metaphors are fantastic and so is the message! Great write! Love, Kim Laura Leiser January 29, 2016 at 8:41 PM Thank you very much, Kim. I appreciate your kind words :)