The Raiders Are Here
The Raiders Are Here
Mary Louise Di Stasio 18/4/2021
The raiders have advanced
On my haven and resting place
To conquer and vanquish
With overpowering might
Exploding and drilling
Devastating the landscape
My native home, where
I lived and belonged
The raiders have progressed
They found my secret place
Devastating and devouring the terrain
Ransacking the topography
Blasting primitive rocks
Plonking modern foundations under it
Merely for the kudos of living on a hill
Sighting splendid views
The raiders have stolen
My God created landscape
A sanctuary of mystery and enchantment
Replacing city dwellers
On another concrete hill
Overtaking and succeeding
A landscape once full
Of mystery and intrigue
The raiders have developed
My once guarded secret place
Hauling heavy machinery
Jaws of metal devouring
Undulating hills and meadows
Diverting creeks and streams
Dissecting the geography
Stealing my subsistence
Imagine that the things
So special to you,
We’re not gone,
Not dead, but in a moment
Of man-made madness
Had never been?
My vision of the world
My God given environment
About this poem
My Poem entitled: “The Raiders Are Here” is about the land, Terra and it’s devastation through man’s lack of respect for it’s ancestors and sacred earth.
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Submitted by mldistasio01 on June 20, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,090 |
Words | 179 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
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