Pandemic warring,
Human nature’s volcanic
Lava flow of hate;
Scorching love with agony:
Her world’s peace flowing away:-
and why not
let them;
my son is asleep in the car
the radio plays
the skies are grey
the windows are nearly shut
a delicate breeze converges with
our transcendence
we are being transported
as he possibly dreams about
another football league he wants to invent
or, as he mentioned before hopping in the car
he wanted to leave the tennis early
to write his own song at home
he wants to relate, impart and begin his goodbyes
as the gale invading the vehicle is like the
tempest of ideas burgeoning his mind
i pull up to traffic lights and
i wonder if such joy exists in
the other cars
around us
Mau Lau
An erupting volcano
throwing out volcanic bombs
boulders larger than elephants
Mau Lau
the reason we do not build
schools, churches, homes or stores
at the base of a volcano
Temperaments in time can change as easily as the currants
of the sea.
Starting out on this adventure of life there seemed to be
endless time to walk thru many doors.
But now looking up I notice the sun's glow not as bright.
Is that my imagination failing eyesight or the natural
passing of time in a day?
How many moments do I have to decide which wave to
follow to the open doorway?
Abundant choices of separate corridors all inside your
one dwelling place.
Fierce red streaks begin mixing with golden sun rays letting
me know of limits.
A sudden unplanned , uncharted storm on the horizon
quickens the urgency of how long is my
pause and can I see multitudes of the
whole inside in time?
erupting clouds
brown soil erupts with till.
more or less still, with seed.
growing pains burst ground,
cosseted by umbrella stem.
seeds of dandelion spread,
waving kisses as they spin.
sunflower magnifies in sky…
till
seed
stem
weed
sky
tired
birds
sigh
o’er
them. garter snake slithers, amidst anxious pansies and elephant ears.
gray clouds
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Silken
The sky erupts
Colors explode
Brings yellows and oranges
With reds in the center
This sun enhances brilliance
Calms my heart
Russell Sivey
THE ERUPTING VOLCANO
blood joy-boiled
gushed between rocky loins
proclaim birth
red hot tears
erupt magnificence
vanquish black
lava pain cool
eruptions promise spring
brief respite
spring dazzles
birdsong forgets fire
mount dozes
sky drizzles
eruption of rebirth
rumbles sweet
terror hides
mountain deep womb veils
future fire
There’s fire near the house
Evil house that’s quite haunted
Windows are all closed
And boarded up, eerie fence
Surrounds the building of hate
It’s a fearful place
One that frightens the older
People who visit
Trying to go see inside
The fire simply shows the pain
The fire erupts to
Bring hate right to the forefront
An evil consumes
Seemingly house lives within
There are no people inside
Russell Sivey
Volatile it may be
Craziness do you see
Erupting from my lips to yours
Insanely passionate it pours
Volatile it really is
Craziness and awesome bliss
Erupting from your heart to mine
Insanely mastering by design
Volatile are we now
Craziness we take our vow
Erupting with a careless grin
Insanely do our lives begin
Volatile brings us back around
Craziness drags us to the ground
Erupting with a laughing tear
Insanely fighting with no fear
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