I could have been killed this morning.
My first thoughts were that someone
was in my bedroom walking around
and making no effort at all to be quiet.
I turned on the lamp, but no one was there.
Confused, I got up and checked other
rooms in the house because I was sure
that someone had been making some
noise, but the house had nobody
who didn't belong. Later I discovered
that there had been a strong earthquake
not so many miles away, near a city
called Magna. Some schools have been
damaged, with bricks even falling off
the walls. Trailer homes have had
severe damage, with front doors that
no longer will close, shifted foundations
and cracked walls. The Salt Lake City
International Airport is closed, with no
flights arriving or departing, all due
to a broken water main that has caused
copious flooding. On the Salt Lake
Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints, the statue of the
Angel Moroni had the trumpet shaken
off. I don't know if it was found, or if
someone ran off with a bit of gold!
In my living room, a plastic container
that had been in the middle of a chair
last night was found this morning on
the floor about six inches away. I can't
see any damage to my house, yet I look
at the bookcase right above the head
of my bed, made of three shelves and
six heavy stone blocks, and I think
that I am lucky to still be alive.
Thanks, Smoky! I hope that you and your family are all right as well! God be with you and keep you safe in these troubling times!
The site's owners are not poets. At best, ignorant capitalists. Dorwnhill it goes, yet some hang on. (Especially the obviously favored South Asians.) (Not their fault) Lazy, greedy! A shame.
Thank you for the comment. The site's owners are Turks. They say they are based in Paris, but who knows for sure? They do not care about our preferences. Mine say that I do not want videos on any of my poems, but they attach them anyway!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Very interesting that you felt the subtle earthquake waves during sleep. And how the mind translated these 'unknown' vibes to more familiar 'fear' archetypes! Thank God you survived from both evils! And thank you for this spontaneous sharing!