Valparaiso (Chile)
What wrong
Have you committed
City of Valparaiso
To have the Gods
Ganging upon you
Like that?
They first shook you up
With an 8.2 earthquake
Then they set you ablaze
Through strong Pacific winds
From the rage of Poseidon
While the poor held on
To their possessions in death
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- English Poetry, Poëzie Algemeen
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- ablaze, breaking point, Chile, death, earthquake, fire, Gods, Pacific, poor, Poseidon, possessions, rage, strong, Valparaiso, winds, wrong
Gladius Poeticus 
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