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Building a Fire

Building a fire Had a smirk of sorrowful clarity Someone dancing on my grave. And a artist The night was gathering materials. Knowing ambition for pleasure Would never fill the pit. The night called for a burn All the grasped boxes of blankets Nostalgic wood, Rhapsodies of a ratt-packen Journals, binders, scraps of thoughts Nick-knack volumes of prophets Overdosing on written salvation Hoping for a instance coffee relief A always, never the fallow-through More is pilled, the mix of kindling Dirty-bits, and old yearnings A stone from a beach, of first love Scrapbooks of holding mortality **** mags, and bed follies pics A secrete place a catholic boy goes My heap inter-mixed with nature All of it dead, until the match Erupts a fire enjoying feeding Impermanence is really scarred So is observing the flame Hypnotic destruction is fire at night Eyes dance to flares refection Chaotic colors of visible heat A calm abiding trance Warm glowed my garments In ambers consuming to ash

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 8/26/2010 10:04:00 PM
congratulations on both being featured and on winning in the contest! Way to go. Luv, Andrea
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Date: 8/26/2010 8:19:00 AM
good day Johnathon, congratulation for having your poem featured this week . It is an awesome poem,..p.d.
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Date: 8/26/2010 8:15:00 AM
HI JOHNATHON, GONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR POEM BEING FEATURED THIS WEEK~SKAT~
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Date: 8/23/2010 9:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Johnathon. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/23/2010 5:58:00 AM
congrats on the featured poem this week! well written...
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Date: 8/23/2010 5:34:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Johnathon in Deborah Guzzi's contest "Free Verse Jewels of the Crown". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/22/2010 3:21:00 PM
Well done, Johnathon! Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/21/2010 5:45:00 PM
Congrats on the win, Johnathon
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Date: 8/21/2010 7:14:00 AM
Congrats Jonathan on your winning poem in Debbie's contest with this brilliant write.. enjoy ..ciao..luv..
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Date: 8/18/2010 12:50:00 PM
Pet peeve #1 ..don't use "I" who else would it be?..well other than that I'd say it's damn near perfect free verse enter it in my contest. The last line is not needed. The reader assumes this. Light & Love and welcome home
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Date: 8/18/2010 9:12:00 AM
What a wonderful day to be reading poetry of others. I am so happy your poetry is among those I am reading this morning Johnathon. I wish you as I wish all my fellow poets the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. It is a pleasure to me to read my fellow poets poetry. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/18/2010 4:12:00 AM
Enjoyed the write
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Date: 8/17/2010 7:13:00 PM
Very vivid write. Enjoyed the read.
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