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.
