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poetry by j matthew waters

hailstorm

we ventured out into the wilderness
and manipulated pieces of steel
with nuts and bolts
using handmade tools and human ingenuity
assembling giant creatures
ten stories tall
with ravenous appetites
plunging them headlong
deep into the earth
where they feed on subterranean elements
and spew their wasteful byproducts
out into the troposphere
for clouds to absorb
and recycle as violent weather
bombing war-torn cities

february two thousand thirteen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

Posted in In the City, Poetry and tagged cities, climate, climate change, nature, poem, poetry

7 thoughts on “hailstorm”

lemonsbird on February 17, 2013 at 1:35 pm said:

brilliant!

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- J Matthew Waters on February 17, 2013 at 1:37 pm said:
  
  thank you so much helen 😀
  
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tuttacronaca on February 18, 2013 at 6:50 am said:

Hi! There’s an award for you!
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Have a great week!

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- J Matthew Waters on February 18, 2013 at 7:03 am said:
  
  Thank you very much.
  
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  - tuttacronaca on February 18, 2013 at 7:03 am said:
    
    U’re welcome!
Genie on February 21, 2013 at 2:06 pm said:

Great anti-war poem.

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- J Matthew Waters on February 21, 2013 at 2:54 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much.
  
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