Oil Painting

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Oil Painting

 

Grotesque synthetics change the picture of life’s landscaping

Scraping the colors of sand and waves away with an oily smear

 

Cursed by greedy circumstance

Creation is Given no choice or defense from a penetrating glob of

destruction

 

Darkened waters crust from an unrelenting black hole

Humanity is left stirring in a slick soupy sludge

 

Sticky footprints leave imprints of liquid graves washed upon barren

shores

No way to ever erase the scars that etch out extinction

 

The guilty will drown with no way to cleanse their souls

While the innocent are mired in the seepage that consumes them

 


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Olan01 commented on Oil Painting

10-27-2010

It was a sad event and it keep happening with even larger so called leaks that polute our oceans and our creature. I have read several poems on this theme and this is excellent; greed pollutes everything, including our souls. Love, peace and freedom, Olan.

Teardrops commented on Oil Painting

08-31-2010

I have missed you welcome back . You have created a master painting with words . Great job my friend and it worked and the poem i awsome . Great write well done Marie

blackfootlady commented on Oil Painting

08-24-2010

I have never thought about extinction.How clever it was to paint with words.Very Neat write.-Black

soulwriter

08/31/2010

Thank you so kindly for taking the time to read - I appreciate that you found it to your likeing...

Charlie23 commented on Oil Painting

08-11-2010

This is very interesting, your idea... As I started reading I'm imagining rich colors, only to see you weave life into... well done!

soulwriter

08/31/2010

Your comments are honest and true - filled with colors of feelings. ... thank you as always

raziel69 commented on Oil Painting

07-30-2010

Damn, that's serious! You have hit the nail right on the head and I like this write very much. 10 from me...

soulwriter

08/31/2010

Serious is good - especially when it is about horrific subjects.... thank you for taking the time to feel the real life drama!

Poetry is what is lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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