White-Flames

It rages wild and wide
angrily it eats up areas
whole countryside goes with it
valleys, hills and plateau
forests and grasslands, dry lands
the white flames sires  and sores
though white flames flame
no vegetation it scorched
	
flamers cannot explain
but they have the answers
which they fear to give
but beat about the bush

White flames is unique
it’s affinity is flesh and blood
those who talk and protest
the ones who bark but can’t bite
that their land is being looted
are lined up with setting sun
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Deo Avatar
December 4, 2021 at 3:14 AM
powerful; but for evil to win, the "good natives of the land" had to be brain-dead or brainwashed , or leaders bought off to sell their birthright & citizens. shalom, shalom, UBUNTU (Nelson Mandela tried, but failed, too)
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December 20, 2021 at 5:34 PM
Thanks so much Anil Deo for the insightful comments
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