Larry Bradfield Poet Quatrain

Toxins and Curls For Contest Fragile

The universe is an enormous place
Where we can measure distance in light years
But fragility lives within that space
And is the cause of many human fears

Oceans we sail and the air that we taste
Are more fragile than the strands of spun glass
Streams and rivers run foul with toxic waste
As they threaten to destroy us en masse

But those fragilities are naught, my friend
When compared with my teenaged daughter's heart
It is either broken or on the mend
As some young Romeo tears it apart

The foul teeming seas with their toxic blobs -
The carbon emissions filling our air
Pale when compared to the soft, stifled sobs
From that fragile girl with the golden hair


10/16/2017
For contest Fragile by John Hamilton



10/16/2017
For contest Fragile by John Hamilton

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Gregory Richard Barden October 25, 2017 at 5:04 PM Oh, what a gorgeous and sweet write, with a classical feel - love it - best wishes and congratulations on your well-deserved win, my friend! :-)

John Hamilton October 18, 2017 at 10:20 PM Enjoyed the rhymes really well done Larry the twist at the end kind of threw me off but hey, you understand it, and I trust your judgement, congrats on a fine placement! Larry Bradfield October 18, 2017 at 10:30 PM I meant the last lines as tongue in cheek that nothing is as fragile as a teenagers own view of things.Didn't quite come off that way, but thanks for the placement.Enjoyed the contest!..Larry

Hannah Borke October 16, 2017 at 4:26 PM Pales for you... but she's just one; contaminating earth affects every one. She will heal; pesticides in soil remains. Hannah Borke October 16, 2017 at 5:22 PM Well... well written, as usual Larry Bradfield October 16, 2017 at 4:47 PM S'posed to be a joke Hannah..overly protective father