KABUL, Afghanistan
scorching sun
phantoms of heat
drifting above the roadway
Col. Geoff Parker, 42
"rising star"
perched in the command vehicle
proudly on guard
Taliban
wild rush -- crump
waves of heat and fire
spinning debris
"This barbaric act of aggression"
anger and outrage
desert wind flutters
tattered and scorched fatigues
"It's always unfortunate"
reek of charred flesh
guttering flames
unfortunate
Aug 24, 2010
Aug 24, 2010 at 9:09 AM UTC
KABUL, Afghanistan
scorching sun
phantoms of heat
drifting above the roadway
Col. Geoff Parker, 42
"rising star"
perched in the command vehicle
proudly on guard
Taliban
wild rush -- crump
waves of heat and fire
spinning debris
"This barbaric act of aggression"
anger and outrage
desert wind flutters
tattered and scorched fatigues
"It's always unfortunate"
reek of charred flesh
guttering flames
unfortunate
This poem was written for a school assignment in which we had to take very factual news article and write a more sensory poem on it. The first and sometimes second line of every stanza was taken directly from the article for the purpose of contrast.
(c) Jesse Bourque
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