Volcano

• Rachel Clayton, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2017

A Volcano is a vicious devouring monster
From within his magma chamber he explodes his confined prison
Spewing, smouldering acid on feeble floundering towns
Incandescent sheets of luminous lava
Crawl across anxious fields
Scorching magma, searing the continent to a crisp
Rumbling and grumbling
Gurgling and spurting
Groaning and moaning
Breaths of toxic air
Send smoke everywhere
Penetrating arms flinging destructive debris
As darkness cracks the light
You can see hiss last enduring sparkling embers
Cascading like stars to adorn his handiwork
Another day abruptly concluded By the MONSTER