NUCLEAR WINTER

Laughter slowly fades

Haunting rhapsody

Distant bay of jackal hordes

Disrupts this tranquil night

Topics of discussion

Around radioactive campfires

Invisible lifeline

Bristles with cosmic energy

Ever changing gales

Windswept face of dooms infection

Disaster area descendents

Folklore now authentic

Crisp retorts to complications

Laconic problem child

My heart bleeds for their welfare

Prudence fades in confusions cloak

Crunchy conifer ground cover

Crackles beneath bruised bare feet

Akin to broken bones

Crusty dream dusted eyes

Bleary from insomnias curse

Scattered urban sprawl

Chronology’s dizzy advancement

Prayers for restored prosperity

The cul-du sac

Now sterile

Pecuniary wasteland

Chilling tales of global war

Ethereal in nature

Kindness conquers hatreds snare

For those who seek His solace

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2006