Krakatoa 1883
I just learned about this today, via @boredzo via @rtmfd on Twitter. Since I’m still out of titles for Poem-a-Day 2014, I figured I’d use this as subject matter.
The year: ’83, with the eighth month near done
Ash and smoke lingered on breezes above
But no one predicted the spectacle to come
On that day in the Southern PacificPeople, unknowing, many miles away
Without any cares for the isle in the bay
When Mount Krakatoa lived up to its name1
On that day in the Southern PacificWhen all of a sudden—with a CRACK! with a…