Such events are truly humbling, Jon. Thank you for the reminder. Love and peace to you,

Regis

an excellent poetic description John!!
I can nearly feel the shake of the quake
Love & Blessings Always
Vickie

what primitive call has awakened this sleeping land
This last line of the poem says so much dear Jon. Thanks for the great imagery and powerful description you have penned about tragedy.

Jon,

You have described these horrible tragedies so welll. You have to think, what next?

Mary

Jon,
A scenario I have often thought of. You've described some very real moments of why these type of events are so devastating. The chaos, the equality as victims, the fear.... Nicely done!

The signs are all there, but we're still refusing to read them. The devastating fires, floods, quakes. All close together. Doesn't take a genius. Hugs,
Sheila

The images your words depict paint a dark canvas of the horrific destruction of nature at her worst...a heart tugging write, Jon Michael
peace and love dear friend, Carole~

An apt description of a quake. I have noticed that quakes are the price people pay for living in a land so full of variety and life, like California between the mountains and the sea.

Ron

A powerful write, Jon. I think that these tragic events happened as wake up calls for humanity; to be more prayerful and vigilant, to strengthen our faith and unite with a common goal: to love and be of service to those in need. Thank you for this moving piece. Peace and love in Christ.

Sheri

Beautiful in the execution; dreadful in the contemplation.
Not saying it well. Trying to get across how much I admire your
writing, and the passion you bring to it, as opposed to the horrors
depicted. Fate deals blows that do not bear thinking about. {I refuse to believe in a god who would even contemplate causing that kind of suffering; to me, it is a Spirit inside us that helps us keep going. Helps us help each other!!}

Thank you, Jon.
Thank you!

<3 Phyllis <3

the bold, meek, humble and pious gathered together
in the same fragile village of humanity and abject fear
church bells peal from belfries yet unmanned
what primitive call has awakened this sleeping land

your line about the unmanned belfries that are yet ringing has really stirred me, Jon... how eery that must be as the earth tolls the bell with her quivers. So powerful, poignant. Funnily enough, I was thinking about a disaster scenario yesterday and how it would be to be caught up with an unknown group of people and to pull together through it. Surely, in that microcosm of "human village", fear and love would know no boundaries... or nationalities. Who knows where, what, when next... Primitive and yet in control; and timeless. We rest uneasy these days. Amazing write, thank you. xx

Jon, these are heartfelt words that will tug at all who read this work. Deepest condolences to those caught in quake's grip.

Cheers,
Dan

Stunning write.
Such events are a leveler. All shapes and sizes become equal.
Yet out of the depths of darkness and despair. We see humanity at its best as we all come together to give a loving brotherly hand.
If it happened in Iran later today. We'd be over there helping.
I guess it shows that mans real God given spirit is that of compassion and love. Transcending all political politicking agendas and divisions.

We are all at natures mercy.

Powerful destruction without the hand of man...so much to ponder in these quakes~God Bless all effected, we must all come together~

Written well, Jon.

Reality cannot be denied, by all the mashinations of the human condition or intellect, or it's religions etc, the poor live among and with their reality because they are poor, a human condition, not a fault of mother earth, they live there most of them, because of choices they have, but then you see the rich building mansions along the flood plains, and you wonder. We are living on a living planet, we have not yet internalized that me thinks. Love the way you put all this into poetic form Jon, well done. Blessings! Jasmin Horst

Something is all wrong with God's geological calendar, only the very poor and desperate are getting hit, shouldn't some very sinful folk start slipping on a banana peel for starters?! Just for level things a little?

Georg

Good visuals. Your words bring them to life. I wish there was away to stop them . Too much destruction occurs, lives are snuffed out and nothing is ever the same again....M

There have been earthquakes since the beginning of time / Earthquakes are not man made as some seem to believe. I expect the headlines tomorrow to herald "Global Warming Causes Earthquakes!"

WONDERFUL POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

You see from a great distance, Jon, an omniscopic eye, but there's no distance in your feeling, you care; you, too, see past the events to a larger possible truth of revenge...is the troubled planet fighting back in its way in one of those end-of-time predictions? It wouldn't surprise me...for every action, there is reaction whether we care to admit or not.
You go well with this, My Friend,

John

Well done Jon, God bless them all