Sunday, May 2, 2010

Natural Disasters


Hurricanes form over the ocean,
and wind smashes the coasts with hammers of rain.

Lightning sparks a conflagration,
and mountainsides burn away in tongues of fire.

The earth quakes along deep lines,
and cities collapse like water off a shaking dog.

And yet our greatest suffering often arrives
in the thoughtless acts of those we love.

1 comment:

Dr. Mike said...

Luck

I am determined to be happy,
No matter the weather,
No matter the biopsy,
No matter the student beggars
Rattling their cups for better grades.

I am determined to be happy,
No matter the low wages,
No matter the way people at work
Regard me as on my way out
And celebrate the new hires.

I am determined to be happy,
Because I see how the poor
Wander homeless among thugs,
Because I watch that oil slick
Destroying fish in the wetlands.

I am determined to be happy
Because I have no right to be,
Living where plenty fattens up
Gluttons who have robbed the other
Countries of natural resources.

[Disposable Poem May 2, 2010]
Dr, Mike