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POMPEII'S MISFORTUNE

February 13, 2024
By Miss_peach38 SILVER, Bhopal, Other
Miss_peach38 SILVER, Bhopal, Other
7 articles 9 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
The garden must have all kinds of flowers - APJ Abdul Kalam


 Opening my eyes again I see 

The blanket of ashes 

Covering the streets 

Of pompeii That were once so clean

Unaware of the danger lurking 

All were indulged 

In the chores working 

Soon came the day 

It gobbled us up 

The mountain we loved 

The peak that was highlighted above

The black mist fogged my eyes

All families and allies 

Rescuing from the curse in disguise 

As the sky is now filled with ember and cries

Alas! The molten metal

Swam down the hill

Ashes crushing life like petals

Breathes that would kill

Time stopped for the city 

And it's people

Corpses scattered around 

Grey coloured and disheveled 

Today I visit this sorrowful city again

Seeing the distressing state

I'm reminded of the haunting pain

Caused by the hell's fire crossing it's gate

Now this once a great city 

Is drawing heaps of pity

Nature once again proves to thee 

It can always end us you and me


The author's comments:

POMPEII'S MISFORTUNE revolves around the theme of time travelling. Giving the reader a feel of how it would've felt witnessing the city's tragedy. The shock and the distressing feeling that people suffered from. This poem is just a speculation about the environment and the vibe the place and it's people had. One more thing to note is that people in Pompeii were not aware that mount vesuvius was a volcano thus "the mountain they loved".

Thank you for reading my work, looking forward for your comments.


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on Apr. 30 at 1:35 am
Miss_peach38 SILVER, Bhopal, Other
7 articles 9 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
The garden must have all kinds of flowers - APJ Abdul Kalam

@Anno82 thank you so much

Anno82 GOLD said...
on Mar. 14 at 6:30 pm
Anno82 GOLD, Austin, Texas
14 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat." -John Ortberg<br /> "God doesn't break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them." -Bob Goff<br /> "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" -Corrie Ten Boom

I like the way you wrote it, as if you were there. It's very interesting