Gosh, and I thought I was done with the fire poems, but then these came in the night and wouldn't let me sleep. So here are a few more.
Fire is the wish
on your
birthday cake.
Fire marches
up hills, on picnics
in a little red ant.
Fire ablaze
in the trees
during autumn.
Fire is a prayer
said over
lit candles.
Fire is a secret
held inside
of a match.
I'm not sure I like the "Fire is" format because that "is" is a dead verb--it doesn't show any action. But I do like the idea of fire being a wish or a secret. Now, can you understand how this FIRE kept me awake playing with words? It is your turn. Can you write a simple three line poem (a triplet) about a noun you like? Have fun writing and you can leave your poem in the comments below if you want to share.
A variation of two of these verses can be seen over at my friend David Harrison's blog. He has a feature called Word of the Month poems (for adult and youth poets). He provides a word and challenges poets to write a poem using his word. The word for this month is CANDLE.
Joy,
ReplyDeleteI especially like the autumn tree image. You are so focused!
Oh, thanks Linda. Focused? Who me? Gosh when I was a kid my teachers always called me flighty--I was going in a million directions at once. I think it is part of the reason I don't write novels, because I'm constantly coming up with ideas to change the main character. I do like playing with ideas and words.
DeleteI like the last one best. Thanks for sharing all of these fire poems.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rosi,
DeleteThe last one is my favorite too. It sent me off in a whole new direction with the fire poems. So, I'm hoping that I'll be able to use some of that direction when I move on to rocks and stones.
Joy,
ReplyDeleteWhether you consider yourself focused or not, you stuck with this project long and hard!
I love that you've explored so many different forms of fire in this series. Lovely!
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