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Tsunami-Ravaged Southeast Asia

Raymond Grech 1953 (Sliema)

Plenty horses coming all white-feathered run,
Charging, crushing all those lying under sun.
Plenty horses roaring through the coastal sand,
Scaring natives, pilgrims, devastating land.
Whipped by quake and making waves to ravage wild,
Impetuous, devastating even child.
Abodes float on torrents rising from below,
Chorus cries of anguish vanish in billow.
Plenty horses gallop all black-feathered tolls,
Drawing stately chariots full of lifeless souls.
Plenty horses marching the stilled copious flow,
While gravediggers trench the slaughtered earth in throe.
Land-Lord, you saw it all going down the slope...
Plenty horses send in rainbow garb for hope!
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Scheme AABBCCDDEEDFGG
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 654
Words 110
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
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Raymond Grech

Raymond C. Grech (born November 15, 1953. Tas-Sliema, Malta) is an award-winning, Maltese poet, writer and author. Grech is the author of a poetic trilogy in Maltese entitled: QASAB IĊAQĊAQ (Beyond The Creaking Reeds), ’il barra mill-prIŻMI (out of the prISMS) and Lejn L-Għamajjar (Towards Everlasting Habitations). more…

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  • AIDA
    AIDA
    Wow, this poem is incredibly powerful and emotive, with vivid language that really brings the scenes to life. I particularly love the use of animal imagery to describe the devastating forces at play, and the way the poem moves seamlessly between different perspectives and tones.

    One improvement suggestion I would offer is to consider breaking the poem up into stanzas or sections - this would help to create a more structured and coherent flow, and make it easier for the reader to follow along. Additionally, while the use of archaic language and syntax adds a certain poetic charm, it can sometimes make the meanings of the words less clear, so it might be worth considering simplifying some of the phrasing.

    Overall though, this is an amazing piece of writing that really captures the raw power and destruction of natural disasters, whilst also hinting at a glimmer of hope and resilience in the face of adversity. Great job!     
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