An explosion of deadly fumes and toxic volcanic ash incinerates the air Raining furious meteors of flaming hatred bringing ruin and despair The seething of the shattered, oozing earth boiling lava and agony The ground crumbled and shook, only to be consumed by the sea
A haunting fog settles over blackened soot and hardened lifeless coal Husks of shriveled burnt trees torn away from the memories of living souls A shallow flame crackles within the hollow roots of a fallen charred tree Beneath the dying magma hides a secret formed by a thousand degrees
The first sign of returning life, a shimmering mineral composed of chromium Glistening in the brilliant sunlight, iridescent with hint traces of vanadium Saplings growing from the scorched dirt, between the cracks of melted iron Fully grown the trees sparkle glittering emerald, melded by tongues of fire
Life returns to a forest destroyed by the relentless wrath of chaotic nature Shards of emerald become mirrors into the past, holding visions of the future Destruction is forgotten, life moves forward in a systematic constant motion The promise of fulfilling happiness always crushed beneath dooming erosion
The emerald forest reflects emotions of endless sorrow and timeless death The powerful branches upholding a sacred tradition of short life and regret Living beings are governed by the trees, draining corpses with no respect The corrupted cycle endless, creatures unaware of the inevitable neglect
Emerald Forest [January 19, 2017] Category: Fiction/Nature/Gemstone Series IV A story describing the beautiful, but destructive cycle of nature.