" Non est ad astra mollis e terris via."
[ There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. ]
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A quiet night, fire,
from nowhere.
Explosions that boomed,
like flowers that bloom.
Lives perished so soon,
swept by fire, into the gloom.
The earth was shaken
The sky was lightened
The city, slept in flames.
Smoke rose
up to the sky.
Along with souls
lost in the night.
Shaken.
Enlightened.
Forever, they sleep in flames.
And, no longer awaken.
ps.
In remembrance of those perished in TianJin Explosion, 12 August 2015.
May they rest in peace.
Watch the moon rise
Over the trees;
That mystic pearl
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Here by this bench
Sad notes incline;
A lonely face
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A fat cat sits
By concrete wall;
Stares blankly
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Moonlight tonight
Feel mystic glow;
Romantic feel
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Lunatic wiles
Evening interlude;
Awakening charms
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Evening news flash
Terrible tragedy;
Tianjin explosion
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Tons of chemicals
Sodium cyanide;
Death proliferates
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Newspaper sells
Tales of destruction;
Death toll rises
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Here we go
Crisscross each to each;
Global village song
~~~~~~~~~
Poetry slam
Word offerings;
Rude spectacle
~~~~~~~~~
Touch of empty
Breeze through fingers;
A void speaks
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Leon Enriquez
17 August 2015
Singapore
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