Elsewhere

while birdsong and morning sun
pour through my open window
sweet in the early spring air
uplifting with its natural charm

elsewhere

thick acrid smoke chokes
the atmosphere
billowing clouds of death hang
suffocating and heavy

praise each moment of peace
praise each living day

here today gone tomorrow
that’s the way of our world

Reviews

[red93]

Fabulous Chris - how well you capture the present situation, and the horror of the Iran War. Let's hope for once that Britain can avoid getting dragged into other people's battles. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Tony. We live in dangerous and unsettling times. Mother Nature calms me. Have a great day.

Chris

[Michael Sun Bear]

I assume your poem refers to Iran. I am ashamed to be American. I can’t believe over half our people elected this monster. It has truly divided people. My brother is a rabid fan. It makes for difficult visits.

[Chris Shaw]

A world in conflict. Division everywhere. Depressing isn’t it? I will still search for the beauty amid the chaos and destruction. Thank you Michael.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we are all choking these days...Beauty is a word that is becoming extinct to our vocabulary.
Let's just drop bombs of hate.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

A world in conflict. We all feel it and see it. I will still search out the beauty. Thank you j. read moreA world in conflict. We all feel it and see it. I will still search out the beauty. Thank you j.

Chris

[Thomas W Case]

Gritty truth wrapped in soft morning light—your words don’t shy from both beauty and decay.
The world’s sharp edges cut, but you let the sunlight in anyway.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Thomas. The sun will still shine regardless of the death and destruction.

Chris