Comment from tempeste

Excellent

Ciao mystery poet, you now have 5 votes!

Nice to see someone else writing about the gloom and doom of mankind.

Your entry was the last poem at the end of the list but the one that struck a chord..that packed a punch.

I don't think we will even make a thousand years...we are too destructive.

We have abused and exploited our home planet.

Love these three lines:

Today the sun arose,
blind in the fog,
choking on smog

And the powerful punch line sums up your point.

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023

Thanks for the great review - glad you could connect with it.

Comment from TPAC

Excellent

You got that right. Unless, we can live like our elders, who passed or neared a thousand years of existence. Realistically, seeing the approach of a hundred has its punch. What the hell will happen at two hundred. Frightening to me.

 Comment Written 23-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 23-Sep-2023

Hi - Thanks for the review.

Comment from JSD

Excellent

Interesting and thought-provoking poem. Nice contrast between the past and the present and looking into the future. Well done and good luck in the competition.

 Comment Written 23-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 23-Sep-2023

Thanks for the review