THE BUSH INFERNO - Syllabic Verse for SunWE

THE BUSH INFERNO

When Nature turns

her mighty

hand

against herself,

what can man

but harness all

and sundry

fight the monster

until it’s

dead.

The Prompt

Write a poem in syllabic verse. Rhyming is optional and discouraged for this exercise.

Construct your first (prototype) stanza as you write the first verse. Each stanza may have any number of lines. Each line may have a different number of syllables. Meter and word count are not factors. Give thought to the length of each line and what effect it has on the diction (i.e. mood created by the sound) and meaning of your writing.

Now write at least one more verse. Make each line have the same number of syllables as the corresponding line in the first verse.

Before you are done, you may want to go back and forth and make adjustments in line length. Make sure when you’re finished that each stanza has the same number of syllables in each corresponding line.

Comments: 32

David W. Jan 8, 2013, 7:48pm UTC

Lovely work, don't mess with Mother Nature.

Irina Dimitric Jan 8, 2013, 9:53pm UTC

Thank you, David.

Yesterday I was overwhelmed by tv images of bushfires across Australia. On the internet site HowStuffWorks Tom Harris says in his article "How Fire Works" that fire kills more people every year than any other force of nature.

David W. Jan 8, 2013, 11:26pm UTC

Possibly true, and I have heard about those bad fires in Australia, They made the news here in Florida.

Irina Dimitric Jan 9, 2013, 5:25am UTC

I know you get bad fires in the US too.

ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Jan 9, 2013, 3:38pm UTC

I also heard about the tragic fires Irina. We seem to have all had our share unfortunately.

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Angie W Jan 8, 2013, 8:04pm UTC

Nice

Irina Dimitric Jan 8, 2013, 9:54pm UTC

Thank you, Angie.

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Bernard C. Jan 9, 2013, 2:32am UTC

Mother Nature is very unreliable when left to human hands - one would think that one could get ready and prepare for such things or anything to soften the blows to come..but truth is anything but.. Nice write!

Thank you for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

Irina Dimitric Jan 9, 2013, 5:23am UTC

You're right, Bernard. We can't beat Nature, and just as well...but we need to fight the monster she sometimes sends forth. Thanks for your thoughtful comment.

ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Jan 9, 2013, 3:38pm UTC

Now featured.

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:26am UTC

Thanks for the feature, Carol. Much appreciated.

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Magi the magical poet is flowing with the wind Jan 9, 2013, 7:38am UTC

Topical and on the money. Well done!

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:27am UTC

Thank you so much, Magi.

Magi the magical poet is flowing with the wind Jan 11, 2013, 7:40am UTC

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JOHN BECK Jan 9, 2013, 9:11am UTC

Yes, "Nature" can indeed present fury which needs to be conquered. Well done, Irina.

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:30am UTC

Thank you so much, John.

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Ann Marcaida Jan 9, 2013, 10:48am UTC

Interesting POV. Most scientists now consider fire to be a part of nature, as there are a number of fire-adapted plants that only germinate after their seeds are burned.

Thanks for sharing with Gather's Luminous Writers and Artists.

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:44am UTC

Tthanks for finding my poem interesting.

POV? Poem of Victory pehaps? Or Poem of Vengeance? Poem of Value? Poem of Verity? Or none of these... Is it a Product of something?... I haven't got a clue what POV stands for.

One day scienists may find a way how to insulate us against fire!

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A. F. Stewart Jan 9, 2013, 2:40pm UTC

An awesome poem.

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:46am UTC

Thank you so much, Anita.

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ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Jan 9, 2013, 3:38pm UTC

The imagery speaks for itself Irina.

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:46am UTC

It's one of the tv images.

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Pam Brittain Jan 9, 2013, 5:21pm UTC

Very hot - I like it.

Irina Dimitric Jan 11, 2013, 3:52am UTC

I'm glad you like the poem, Pam, but I didn't like the heat that day - it was 42.5 degrees Celcius during the day and 30 degrees the whole night. I was so grateful for the air-conditioning we got installed in our bedrooms 2 years ago.

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