Oil and Gas

The treasure of humanity

Shrewd as crude
Floating beneath
Curious brain
Dig wells to hell.

Hell is wealth
Earthmans treasure
Curious hearts
Gambled treasure.

Oil and gas
Wealthy wealth
Sparkling around
With pride.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Oil and gas. Makes me think of the providers of energy and how they can dictate the markets. While they increase their wealth, others freeze to death in unheated homes. Three little stanzas which open the mind to much thinking. Well penned Arundass.

Chris

[Arundass TP]

Thank you friend 😊

[Fabian G. Franklin]

We have to get our energy from somewhere eh? I've long been a proponent of hydrogen powered cars, myself. I enjoyed the read.

[Arundass TP]

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[Ken e Bujold]

Oil and gas. So essential to the modern world, and yet there is that dichotomy, they also going to be the tools of our destruction. lots to think of here A. good poem

ken

[Arundass TP]

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[Thomas W Case]

Superb work. Powerful writing.

[Arundass TP]

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[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Truth is spoken by a Wisdom's Sage!

Marve

[Arundass TP]

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[living lavender]

this makes me think of oil and water ~ living together. never mixing well.
but need the other but can stand on their own.
the line "wealthy wealth" made me :) great write.

[Arundass TP]

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[Dave Brown]

Wells drilled to hell for sure
These two are what has kept much of Western Canada in the chips, it has also managed to almost wipe out many species, including nearly a million Cariboo who's calving grounds are now pot marked with drilling rigs.
They have additionally created the atmospheric pollution that has helped produce global warming, which if we keep letting happen, will eliminate us from letting it happen

[Arundass TP]

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[Akinlolu]

I'd rather think of this poem as a laser. It wastes no energy or words yet it cuts straight to the core.
My favorite paradox here: Hell is wealth! My God! That's something to think about.
Akinlolu

[Arundass TP]

Thank you friend 😊

[Akinlolu]

You are welcome

[Betty Hermelee]

I think that many believe that the oil business is crammed with rich people...and this is probably true... and it is true that they flaunt their money, gamble their money away and don't even think of those who suffer with nothing...but some people must be in that business or we would not have heat, cooling, and other necessities.. it's a double edge sword.... nice!
Warmly, B

[Arundass TP]

Really true, these industries mustbe there. Thank you friend 😊

[Betty Hermelee]

You're welcome my friend...
Warmly, B

[Stu. T.H.]

I like the rhythmic flow within the chants and the beat. Short but benevolently accommodating, and it certainly has (for me) a childish sense of nostalgia reading poems made in this structure and scheme. Thank you for sharing your work, author Arundass TP.

[Arundass TP]

Thank you friend 😊