Let The Sun Shine
Light splinters falling among
Human constructed monstrosity
Rays battle against human atrocity
Licking space hungrily like eager tongues,
Its radiance and beauty
Go unsung,
Its warmth undone,
By a concrete army !
Scott Wyden Many Thanks For Photo
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"Licking space hungrily like eager tongues" very cool!
ReplyDeleteLight vs. humanity. You set this up with a great opening of "Light splinters..." Allows for alternative interpretations. Great poem. I suspect this fight will go on.
ReplyDeleteah this is delish....esp from rays battle human atrocity...this is a great write...
ReplyDeleteBe a concrete army..
ReplyDeleteHow true..
skyscrappers
As vast as we build the sun will shine through - interesting ideas in the poem
ReplyDeleteWell done - the sunlight fighting that concrete army.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like an atomic bomb on the page. Excellent writing.
ReplyDeletelicking space hungrily like eager tongues ~
ReplyDeleteby a 'concrete army'~ yes the concrete jungle ~ minus the green but the sun still manages to shine it's beam ~ Excellent Kez ~ Lib @Libithina
It's as though the concrete and the city itself aspire to take over heaven. Great write.
ReplyDeleteYour poem fits that image beautifully.
ReplyDelete"licking space hungrily like eager tongues"... LOVE that image! It makes global warming sound more intriguing. LOL.
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