Fearful World

Terrorism

Fearful World

An ill wind doth blow,

biting into exposed flesh

with its icy breath.

 

14/07/15

Author's Note

Reviews

[R Smith]

The wonder of winter so cold and yet so beautifully expressed here :)

[~]

Unfortunately that wind does not differentiate between old and young.. a grand metaphor that brings all the a cold realization of what lurks..

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes one I wish I never had to portray. Thank you MS

[MsJewel]

I can feel the chill in your words John. Oustanding!

:) Julie

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Many thank yous Julie.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...what a powerful impact the sound effect of the storm has on your senyru, John!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Kelly.

[wordman]

terrorism,a way of life these days
funny how times change,you didn`t see this crap in the
fifties or sixties,but today it`s a way of life

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you WM; There has been terrorism since wars began WM. Freedom fighters were terrorists. Suharto, President of Indonesia, Benito Mussolini, King Leopold The II of Belgium, Genghis Khan, Idi Amin, Sadaam Hussein, Joseph Stalin, Osama Bin Laden, Chairman Mao and Adolf Hitler are in the recent top ten, then there are Zaki Ur Rehman Lakvi, Augusto Pinochet, Kim Jung-il, Pol Pot, Yasser Arafat, Jeff Fort (1950s), Ted Kaczynski (1975) and Guy Fawkes (c 1600). The difference today is it has stopped being local to a city or country or region and is more indiscriminate in choosing targets.

[wordman]

yeah john,a power struggle since cain and abel i suppose
i`m just happy to be here as minny pearl used to say

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha! Moi aussi mon ami.

[andrew mitchell]

this write just freezes you to the bone John in an excellent piece

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Cobber!

[Gee]

When they took the credit from crisis a modern day plague was born....not a big fan of sentry(probably because I struggle with them) but enjoyed this John

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Gee.

[....................]

fantastic, senryu, John... E said it all: the metaphor brings such violent and horrific images to the forefront of the mind...well-done!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much FT.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes ... a fearful world indeed ... foolish not to acknowledge it ... your use of "blow" and "biting into exposed flesh" takes me from your metaphor in wind and winter into a horror of flame and fire and bits of nails and pressure cookers .. a stark warning .. as stark as your pic and soundtrack .. well done ... may we find terrorists out before they can act ...
E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

One only prays EN; many thanks.

[fattycbreezy52]

The very sting of terrorism......Ah!
Apparently,you make a good a war-poet:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you kindly FCB.