Monday, May 2, 2011

Ocean Sky and Fire by Malyun Abdullahi


Ocean
Barbarously, enormous,
Swimming, Aquatic, fishing,
water, brine, terrain, humans
Living, inhaling, expanding
Steady, dry
Vegetation



Sky
Extensive, infinite
Twinkling, altering, glinting
Night, day, water, tranquility
Executing, combating, evacuating
Broad, dry
Earth


Fire
Blazing, scary,
Scorching, consuming, suffering,
Flame, flicker, existence, drop,
Deluging, rushing, flowing,
Wet, indispensable
Water

(written in response to The Open Boat by Stephen Crane)

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