Thursday, October 19, 2023

1108

[The Great Day of His Wrath by John Martin 1789 – 1854 from google]

Our Swelter

We swelter in a spell of hot days,

Not knowing what hell is, yet 

Giving affirmation to heat and its ways.

Will our minds expand to set;


Standards,  none of which exist?

Scientists warned of climate change,

But verily some insist,

That scripture seeks our spell to range,


Between good behaviour and bad;

All is lost are the sayers of boom,

Lets make their faces to look sad;

So we kill and ambush to our doom. 


© gillenacox 2023

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20 comments:

  1. Merril D. SmithOctober 19, 2023 at 5:40 PM

    "Not knowing what hell is, yet " That pause before yet says it all. Climate change, war. . .and on . It does seem like we are headed for our doom.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 19, 2023 at 8:03 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Merril

      Much💛love

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  2. Dwight L. RothOctober 19, 2023 at 7:51 PM

    A great poem Gillena. Here is a last line for your poem.... "and stick our heads in the sand!"

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  3. Gillena CoxOctober 19, 2023 at 8:02 PM

    Dwight
    Much appreciated

    Much💛love

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  4. GraceOctober 19, 2023 at 8:40 PM

    Climate change is here, sadly.

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  5. Gillena CoxOctober 19, 2023 at 10:53 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Grace

    Much💛love

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  6. Petru J ViljoenOctober 20, 2023 at 1:58 AM

    I'm daily astonished at how the advent of climate change is being ignored by just about everyone. Myself too! The real effort, stopping use of fossil fuels, are being ignored by corporates and governments. We can recycle as much as we like and will make the littlest difference.

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  7. brudbergOctober 20, 2023 at 3:31 AM

    We are indeed (again) destroying paradise for a hell of our own making.

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  8. Kim M. RussellOctober 20, 2023 at 4:06 AM

    These lines are so powerful, Gillena:
    ‘We swelter in a spell of hot days,
    Not knowing what hell is’
    and
    ‘Scientists warned of climate change,
    But verily some insist,
    That scripture seeks our spell to range’.

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  9. Gillena CoxOctober 20, 2023 at 8:05 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Kim

    Much💛love

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  10. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comOctober 20, 2023 at 3:40 PM

    Standing in line in July with hundreds of people to visit the Acropolis in Athens, it was 98 degrees with unbearable humidity!!! Winters in New England are becoming warmer. Ocean levels are rising and the waters are becoming warmer making tropical storms more severe. Yup - climate change is definitely not a hoax!

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 21, 2023 at 2:14 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Lillian

      Much💛love

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  11. rogblog666October 20, 2023 at 4:21 PM

    this is a really powerful poem. loved it

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  12. Gillena CoxOctober 21, 2023 at 2:14 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rog

    Much💛love

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  13. Sanaa RizviOctober 22, 2023 at 3:29 PM

    Climate change is proving to be more severe with time! Powerful write, Gillena ❤️❤️

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  14. Gillena CoxOctober 22, 2023 at 11:42 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Sanaa

    Much💛love

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  15. Frewin55October 23, 2023 at 6:19 PM

    Your voice always has a unique take and twist on things Gillena...

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  16. Gillena CoxOctober 24, 2023 at 6:57 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Andrew

    Much💛love

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