The Weeping Willows

The wastelands now glimmer in the fading twilight,
Sinister eyes aglow with the imminent blight;
Shackles rattle, manacles clutter, to the gust's ghastly cries,
As sooty ash from cinders pall the horizon's sapphire skies.

Waning, abandoned amid the rotting remains,
Immersed in quiet wistful reminiscence,
They gasp; their wilting limbs now merely quiver,
As they ease each other, between sobs and tears.

"Remember how dreamy it all used to be?
Blushing flowerbeds towered by us trees!"
"And smiling meadows neath clear blue skies,
Back in greener days and mellower times."

"Remember every time we stayed up through the night?
And snoozed by the river, in the splendid starlight?"
"And how we'd wake up to every misty morning!
Ablaze with hopes; of a world that could have been..."

"Until them tyrants, picked up their axes, and started killing our own,
They slaughtered us, burned us to crisp, plundered and razed our homes!"
"And built their fortresses, uprooted us; buried us amid cogs and stones,
And spared us to die in their dooming world, petrified, all alone."

They cast their hollow stares into the burning abyss,
Of lofty skyscrapers and scintillating cities-
Ignorant of the haze that plagues the night skies,
Indifferent to the tears they shed, ever deaf to their cries...

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Thanks again to Esther for read-requesting. This is a very compelling story in a poem. At first it felt like a spooky Halloween scene, but then it started to feel more like a satire on how the natural planet is being plundered by humans. Writers rarely use dialogue in a poem, especially long blocks of dialogue, but you've done it well & it brings your message alive. Your imagery & word crafting are top notch (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[PurpleMuse]

You are an amazing writer. The emotion shows very starkly.

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[john l smith]

It is gratifying to see whomever, show concern for our environment
every voice is extremely important
In our immediate forest surround, large trees are dying prematurely and then of course, that dirty word, 'development' condemns so many others

[Coyote Poetry]

Direct, honest and powerful words shared. A scary world my friend. Thank you Swagato for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Kate]

This poem was really intriguing. A great read for the spooky season!

[Onlyme]

This was a great read. Spooky and perfect for Halloween. Great imagination used inside this piece.