THE BURNING SEASON
By Lazola Pambo 

Winter is sentenced

into a silent cataclysm

when the yellow-eyed chariots

rage upon humanity

a battalion of immortal squadron

none of us have ever seen

The last anniversary of the universe

illuminated by a catharsis

the burning season has awoken

oh what a gothic sight

hearing bones rattle from the grave

See the monstrous flame

reeling twenty seven heated rods

which exterminate order

the ocean waves are frozen

into volcanic Viking swords

that possess meltdown

We felt the burning season

take ambush of our lives

churches, houses, schools and all

only trace they left behind

the indoctrination of words

and not the Ten Commandments

but Jove Chappell…

The Prince of Hell!

About the Author:

Lazola Pambo is a South African poet, novelist and essayist. The majority of his work has been published in “New Contrast,” “LitNet,” “The Kalahari Review,”  “2014-2016 Sol Plaatje European Union Anthology,” “Sentinel Literary Quarterly,” and “New Coin,” among others. His young adult novel: “The Path Which Shapes Us,” was published by Lingua Franca Educational Publishers in 2016.You can follow him on Twitter @LPambo and Facebook.