Mad Earth

 

Mad Earth

 

 

 

failing raindrops

evaporate in hazy skies

as famine creeps across the skyway

 

the air mulched into thwarted breath

there were white clouds once

even in the storms, they were gray

 

but this color

is some anemic over-exposure

looks like the sun leaking

 

onto a canvas

the painting seen through raw eyes

" aye, that's the rub"

 

eradicated vision

still leaves the mind burning

with guilt

 

Oedipus lived with more clarity

after blinding himself

some Quebec King doused his kingdom

with an arson's hands

 

his throne bound to

 catch fire in the wind

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/8/23

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

So far Canada has had over 2,500 fires coast to coast, with numbers and temps of, shattering records, making this the worst fire season ever.
In our area, a recent fire is out of control next door to Cathedral Grove, an iconic grove of ancient evergreens, one of the few left, on the road between Nanaimo and Pt. Alberni, which has heavily impacted access to the communities in the upper portion of Vancouver Island.
Obviously, this just relates to a very small portion of Canada but is symptomatic of the issues being faced by communities right across the country, sea to sea to sea, having the Arctic now navigable throughout the summers
And summer has not yet arrived
Welcome to the new reality

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I am so sorry to hear of all of this, Dave.
It is so bad.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

I can imagine your skies after these fires. I can also imagine the devastation in Canada. We are on the river, so no news and no pictures. Just your poems dear J. I feel your upset from here.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so much devastation...could have been avoided..
Humans!
thank you, Chris,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

We are decimating our own planet :(

[Patricia Wedel]

Wow… Jacob… our beautiful Canada 🇨🇦 has suffered as flowers and forests are crying for Rain.. we feel the Pain as our Skies have been turned into Picasso Paintings with embers of orange shadows and grey silhouettes. Even today our morning is overcast, but refuses to Clear. tenderly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, a Picasso painting...I'll buy that.
j.