“
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.”
~
Robert Frost
From what I’ve tasted of hate
(O Yes, I’ve; I’ll be straight)
it’s not Frost’s ice
thats apocalypse’s device.
Blazing guns of fools’ ire,
the world is ending in fire
Perishing not once or twice
but a little every day,
Dante’s fire is melting paradise.
Columbine, Sandy Hook, El Paso
seeds of death flew like a lasso
Innocents 're piled in pois'nous fire
Vegas, Orlando gasped to respire.
Glaciers of tears are now ice
hope is brittle, the king is gneiss.
Aurora weeps under starry quire
Play an anthem in ice and fire
O poet, inspire!
Images:
Left: Gilman glacier, Alaska. You may see surroundings of this glacier
here. Shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and f/4.5-5.6L IS USM at ISO 800, 1/800, ƒ/11.0, and 220mm focal length.
Right: Kamoali’i cinder cone, Hawai’i. You may see surroundings of this volcanic cone
here. Those tiny white button-like punctuations are the endemic Haleakala Silversword plants (Ahinahina). Shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and f/4.5-5.6L IS USM at ISO 400, 1/125, ƒ/9.0, and 265mm focal length.