Lava Lake History Of The World

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  Vixility

  Agreed! Perfect opening for this poem … there seems to be an inherent proclivity deep within humanity’s reaches which seethes and (as you say) writhes with hellish, volcanic fury—a turbulent and infernal fire within us that, if left unchecked, expresses itself in pure destruction.
  
  I’m reminded of this tendency in poems like Wordsworth’s “Nutting” and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge.
  
  Excellent piece! So much said in so little a space … more »

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    cokerrogers

    that day I found myself pondering on how the territory of empires have all seemed to expand and retract. That thought left me wondering about the factors that would cause such changes which led to how plagues are very similar along with countless other processes on earth from the careless over-hunting of the buffalo to position and shape of land masses due to plate tectonics. Somewhere in that daydream my subliminal mind flashed a video of a lava lake ive seen one TV once before and it was a perfect visual comparison of processes that can take thousands of years to , for lack of a better term, "complete". Although I use historical events from humanity, its less about us and what we try to manage but rather the inevitable ebb and flow of nearly everything on Earth. Secondly, I named the poem "A lava lake History of the world" but I comment on the unknown future with the line about Iceland and how it may very well be at the equator one day. Who knows? Its out of our hands.
    Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Its curious unto where random thoughts can lead us at times wouldnt ya say? :) more »

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