Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Poem "Apocalypse (A Nightmare)"

 

Apocalypse (A Nightmare)

By Richard H. Fay

A red-tinged shroud hangs
Over the western horizon.
A flame-lit smoke billows
Over a cityscape aflame.
A mushroom cloud rises
Over the cataclysmic scene.
A horrendous din rolls
Over all other sounds.
A ravaging wall of fire
Consumes all.

We hug each other tight
As everything burns.

Background in image above a digital manipulation of a public domain photo of a mushroom cloud obtained from Wikimedia Commons.

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