Mountain on fire

by CD Richards

Hawaiians witness nature's awesome power,
with volcanism shows upon the hour.
As molten rock consumes all in its way,
huge ash clouds usher darkness at mid-day.

And witnesses to Kilauea's ire
pray that the land itself won't catch on fire;
while owners of resorts, hotels and bars
still ply their trade, and thank their lucky stars

that they are not inside the danger zone,
where rocks the size of fridges could be thrown.
The gods inside this mountain are not meek,
it's sure to be a tense and watchful week.

Let's hope ere long conditions will subside,
that small creatures no longer need to hide,
the consternation's soon replaced by calm,
and citizens stay safe and free from harm.

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Today's word: volcanism (n.) volcanic activity or nature; a seething or erupting anger.

I've elected to use the literal meaning.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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Mountain on fire

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