Gunpowder Poem by Hell 'Farya

Gunpowder

Rating: 5.0

'Tis midnight when the clock stops,
And a child is left in the brewing ruckus.
See the mama—
Her pace was heel to skull, fast.
A sorry lore; now they must part.

Lo, the herald's brow lay worrisome.
Aloft his horse, he wailed in irksome.
'A lost message! ' cried he.
He dismounted and went on ahead,
Never to return; nothing was ever heard.

Ah, a long-awaited reconnaissance!
The journey gives not a chance.
Neither gave up.
If not by ease, then by might—
Sadly, a view it became for the sight.

The sun rose early from the west.
A bird cried and cursed in her nest.
She shaded her eyes;
Then the sun went about his business,
For beyond the light, a viper-ess.

'Tis midnight when the clock stops.
Lo, the king found the herald's horse,
Never giving up -
Come dawn, the sun again shall rise.
Till then, we shall see.

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Topic(s) of this poem: narrative,epic
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
'Gunpowder' is a poem conceived as a result of human's understanding and their ways of resolving crisis. In this poem, I used various means to explore situations such as a kings herald losing a message and resort to waking away from everything as a way to cope with his mistake, or a mother who just after a ruckus ran so fast she left her child - displaying how fickle a thing love and affection can be when faced with the unseen. Then a bird who cursed the sun because it shoned too bring in her direction, forgetting she needed it to stay clear of the evils in the wild. This then begs a question; what exactly happens if we are gunpowder, faced with such difficulties and heat, how fast can explode? How hard can we do it? And to which radius will we hit? - answer this in your mind using your past experiences.
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