Volcano in Slow Motion – a poem by Kate Rauner

The Goddess Pele by Arthur Johnsen for Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Evacuate! Emergency!

But there’s no rush for those who flee

This lava flowing to the sea

Since nineteen hundred eighty three,

Its edge is marked by burning trees.

No one will die, thankfully.

Walk away from this calamity.

The Goddess Pele’s Hawaii’s

Built for herself, not you or me.

There seem to be a lot of volcano stories this year, including Kilauea’s Pu’O O’O crater venting lava towards homes – for example: LiveScience.com