Vanishing Stars
Smothered skies of soot sink into raging flames
Torches lift to boundless heavens, blanketing faces with
Autumn air too weary and weighted to breathe
Infuriated fire storm consumes ferociously
Rampant fury creates a stairway to the vanishing stars
While the wild inferno blots out the moonlight
Ashes float for miles through a thick fog of smoke
Yesterday the sun sparkled in an endless sapphire sky
Today an amber blaze threatens to engulf the darkness
Over crackling timber, choking constellations scatter
Terror overtakes the once serene woodland dale
Homes are abandoned, cherished keepsakes fuel the fury
Ethereal howls from hell's hounds spark nightmares
Sirens wailing from the frontlines ascend with prayers
Trembling hands and hearts lift to Heaven
Astral visions of celestial illumination in the mind's eye
Raise hopes for tomorrow's sacred star-filled sky to return
Sanctification of smoldering ground will bring rebirth
By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders, February 15, 2012
for Stairway to the Stars Contest (Linda-Marie, the Sweetheart of PS)
Seventh place
Copyright © Rhonda Johnson-Saunders | Year Posted 2012
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