Katherine Stella Poet Rhyme

The Sleeping Giant

<                 the sleeping giant once again has been awoke
                   to the sounds of great thunder and billows of smoke
                   what has happened his imperial's majesty's sleep
                   out from the depts of hell a great wavetrain has creeped


                   tainting soil where once land had been so enriched
                   brandishing homes businesses left them in a ditch
                   twisted metals dancing in swirls of stenching air
                   recovered bodies of beloved this is so unfair


                   across it's great mountain range somber is now heard
                   unity becomes one and not forgotten word
                   rebuild rebuild the sleeping giant request
                   let our people of japan return to their nest


                  for there will always's be another tomorrow
                  where earthquakes and tsunami's will bring such sorrow
                  for an sleeping giant all nestled in his bed
                  and his people dressed in five elements of thread





Tribute To Japan

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Dr Hitendra Mehta May 21, 2011 at 12:30 AM Many Congrats Katherine on big coveted win in Debbie's contest. Luv & best wishes - Hitendra Mehta

Andrea Dietrich May 20, 2011 at 10:13 PM wow, what a stunning final stanza and "his people dressed in five elements of thread" Congrats on this wonderful win!

Emma Buckeridge May 20, 2011 at 3:32 AM A great piece, i especially like the last line - ' and his people dressed in five elements of thread' xx

Carol Sunshine Brown May 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM Congratulations on your well deserved win in Debbie Guzzi's contest Katherine. Love, Carol

Kabuteng P.Ink K. May 19, 2011 at 9:12 AM Congrats on your win with this stirring poem, Katherine :)

Dr.Ram Mehta May 19, 2011 at 5:59 AM Congratulations on the win in the contest of debbie, katherine

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 19, 2011 at 5:24 AM Congrats Katherine on your great win in the Japan contest.. enjoy luv..

Carolyn Devonshire May 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM A wonderful tribute to Japan, Katherine, and I wish you success in Deb's contest. That country seems to get more than its share of tragedies. My heart goes out to them. As for your comment, I have grown to appreciate free verse more and more as I look at the requirements of all these forms. It's hard to make our message clear with these syllable constraints. Then there is "meter" which often eludes me entirely, but rhyme comes much easier. Love, Carolyn

Dr.Ram Mehta May 8, 2011 at 9:56 AM Lovely and fitting tribute to Japan and its people, if it's for the contest of Debbie good luck, katherine

John Rhinem May 1, 2011 at 11:35 AM Smile ~ "How You Doing 'Sweeet Katherine?'" ~ Tis good to behold "Your Lovely Beauty" again, my dear! ~ And this is a very well written and profoundly brushed canvas of a poe ~ Yet for some reason it causes myself to consider the nurseries tale of, "Jack and The Beanstock" ~ And luckily for little wee Jackie, he had that golden goose that went quack quack quack ~ Smile, "My Love to 'You Always,'" John!:) ~