Industrialized Romance
The fog rolls in at quitting time -
Battered cap at my feet.
Five pence earned by a daily grind -
Maybe enough to eat.
Wind-up monkey on my shoulder,
Zeppelins float in the sky.
Steeples struggle to pierce the smog -
Crosses hide as if shy.
God is dead, and Darwin killed him.
Though, Nietzsche had a hand
Natural selection reigns now -
Blame it for where I stand.
Tuneless tin drum revolves once more,
Phony primate dances.
Passing children laugh, hop, and point
Dads give side-long glances.
For I am a beggar by trade -
Musician by proxy.
A fellow neither blind nor lame -
My burden is boxy.
Soon enough
Sun harnessed For War
Win peace wielding biggest sword
Regret, Scientist
Man disturbs Ancient
Seals Broken; Nature Poisoned
Vengeance stirs In Sea
Fishing ship sinks deep
Crew consumed by History
Mystery Unsolved
Silence Deep Water
Panic! Submarine is lost
War Room hushed breath held
Children play Spring Day
Scientist sits under trees
Worries for Future
Earth needs not Mankind
Nations heed no warnings made
Race To Doom always
Massive Sonar Ping
Floating destroyer destroyed
Water burns bright hot
Music rises Bay
Folly crests angry water
Scales Talons Teeth Rage
Waterfront ruined
Giant claws crush warehouses
Sirens
'The Sun Always Sets'
Israel woke with traces of bile in his throat and the taste of copper coating his parched mouth. He blinked slowly, trying to knock loose dirt and dried blood. Through the dim haze of pain he struggled, drawn to full consciousness by what at first sounded like insidious laughter not too far off. It wasn't until he started to sit up that Israel recalled his circumstances. His crown grazed at the ceiling of rock above him. Back down the battered man hunkered. The outcropping was his protection and with any luck would not be his tomb.
He groaned softly, not wanting to attract the attention of whatever was making that nois