Tag Archives: fire

This Poem Sees Death

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

Written for:  Sunday Whirl, Wordle #442 Words:  fire, chime, demons, smirk, churn, score, future, breath, sigh, shower, murmur, learn This poem is a churning fire, breathed by murmurous demons. This poem sighs, sees the future, and knowing the score, smirks. … Continue reading →

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Feel the Glow

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #268 – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” ‘Write a warm poem. Stir the hearth and send it my way. It will be greatly appreciated. “ Come on in! You are shivering. Warm yourself. Take off … Continue reading →

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Founding a New Land

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Artistic Interpretations with Margaret – “Alcohol Ink Part II” “Here I have the last of the Alcohol Inks from an exhibit of local talent in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Boone, NC. … Continue reading →

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Soundless in Sadness

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

Written for:  Sunday Whirl, Wordle #408 Words:  cut, stars, water, dogwood, quiver, granite, earth, pill, rough, bell, dearth, garland This poem is a bell that no longer rings. Dogwoods shiver-quiver as they are roughly ripped from the earth where a … Continue reading →

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Burning Letters

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  “Fire Up That Creativity”  (posted by Victoria) “Fire is destructive, that’s clear. But it also has other aspects. There can be purifying benefits, clearing the earth for new growth, or perhaps symbolizing the … Continue reading →

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For Love Of A Daughter

Posted on November 17, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 16 “For today’s prompt, write a brave poem. There are many instances of bravery each and every day. For some, bravery is running into a burning building to save … Continue reading →

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Protection

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #29 They thought if every part of their bodies were thickly inked, new fires in this alien world would not be able to penetrate thin skins. They thought this might be a world in which they … Continue reading →

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Open Fire

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 3 “This prompt sort of plays in with our first two prompts. A fire can combat the cold and could supply the smells of which we wrote. But what about fire? … Continue reading →

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Survivor

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Muse I was lucky, when the flames engulfed the outside of this ancient building. You see a shambles of belongings saved inside these brick and thick concrete walls. All my old stuffed animals, sooty bunnies and … Continue reading →

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Examples of Fire

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrill #52 “Let’s Fire It Up”  (posted by WhimsyGizmo) Fired. Fiery. Firing. Afire. Let me stand next to your fire. Fire and ice. We didn’t start the fire. Write about a fire-breathing dragon, or … Continue reading →

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