NEPTUNE ON THE SURFACE

This was in responds to the Oil Spill in the gulf and few years ago

NEPTUNE ON THE SURFACE 

He is legend never sighted except
for rare occasion only in view by
the chosen few with gifted minds
to see beyond what is in plain sight

He is Neptune fierce protector 
God of sea glass,beautiful creatures
of lore and of the living ocean

Lain still for centuries, watching 
keeping vigil over the spirits 
who lie beneath blue surface
creatures of light, of Beauty,of Oxygen 

No longer can he reign in peace 
No longer can he marvel at the 
the splendor that his Kingdom

IT IS DAMAGED ,HE IS ANGRY
His wrath is fierce his justice swift
He is NEPTUNE and he has come
to the surface forced from his realm

Pushed out by the unclean hands
of man who have killed his subjects
killed by Greed,by Ego, by Laziness

For Laziness has draped their coffins
with slickness of oozing Filth that
can not be washed from their 
resting place

Neptune has come to the surface
I have seen him and his wrath has
just begun the salt of his fury will
blind them and swallow them whole

Do not pity those who care not
for defenseless creatures Neptune
is on the surface now he has
regurgitated mans greed and on 
that they will choke

By Debbie Mills Kelly 

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Reviews

[Muse]

What a unique perspective on that terrible oil spill. If Mother earth had a brother " a protector" that perhaps would be Neptune. Of course he's angry, we are careless with what God has blessed us with. We polute and piss in the same water we drink...we are unfit for this planet. Some of us...need to be purged.

[Debbie_Philly]

Indeed Muse... I feel the same way love.... thank you so much for reading ;)

[Michael G. Smith]

You have brought the Roman God of the seas to life and a taste of his mythical fury.

[Jack...]

Neptune was always one of my favorite mythical Gods. Very nice write, I could almost feel his wrath as I sat here reading.

[Debbie_Philly]

Thank you.... I wrote this after the oil spill in the gulf coast :)

[Skin]

Should the title be 'Neptune On The Surface' or have I missed a careful and witty play on words?

[Debbie_Philly]

IT IS DAMAGED ,HE IS ANGRY
His wrath is fierce his justice swift
He is NEPTUNE and he has come
to the surface forced from his realm
Neptune has come to the surface
I have seen him and his wrath has
just begun the salt of his fury will
blind them and swallow them whole

Its in the poem a few times ;) Its about Neptune not happy about the treatment of the sea ... via at the time . " the oil spill' :) Thank you for reading

[Skin]

The title says SUFACE . . YOU LEFT THE R out

[Debbie_Philly]

OH NOOOOOOO...LOL. Thank you very much !!!

[Dr. Wood ?]

very powerful stuff. You see, I can't do that.....Poetry thank God takes many forms. You most certainly have talent...I really liked this

[Debbie_Philly]

WOW thank you very much Dr !!! ;) I really appreciate that !!

[That_Girl]

Well written The only thing I saw that I wanted to point out was "the splendor that his Kingdom". I think it would read easier if it were "the splendor that IS his Kingdom". :) Very enjoyable!

[Debbie_Philly]

Very good advice... I will edit.. because I think your right there... thank you... I do like to hear constructive things about my writing... thank you again E... :)

[Chris]

Things are never bad until they are - bad. The Gulf drilling was a "Boon" just ask all the people who made a living from the production... until the push for more profit overextended the ability to NOT make a serious mistake. We still haven't a handle on the true damage nor the consequences of our inability to be as technically proficient as we THOUGHT we were. You use a God of the Sea to bring appropriate punishments - but to whom? Think on it...

The company people that caused the problem made money. The ones on site at the drill end - died. The ones suffering now are our own neighbors. They are ill, have had their lives turned upsidedown. Thier way of life and living has went the way of the dinosaurs. The children always pay. So much innocence forever lost.

Chris

[Debbie_Philly]

Yes I agree Chris.... I guess at the time I wrote this I was so angry.... it was right after it happened and all of the sea creatures suffering and the people who lost their lively hood.... so I guess the people responsible for the spill are the ones Im talking about.... thank you again Chris for reading me !! :)