Get Your Premium Membership

A Conflagration

Poet's Notes
(Show)

Become a Premium Member and post notes and photos about your poem like Edward Ibeh.


A growing conflagration; desire, a forest fire metastasizing like cancer. You are like honey drizzled on my tongue. I drink you in gulps; my crying hunger for you consumes... me. I crave you that much! (Yalto) STRAND completely new (3) any theme any form Contest Judged: 7/1/2020 (Winner: 1st Place) Sponsored by: Brian Strand "Yalto" is a form invented by yours truly Lines 1-15: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5 syllables Date written: 07/01/2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 7/1/2020 10:36:00 PM
'like honey drizzled on my tongue' -- so evocative and provocative!! Superb write, Edward! Peace, Gershon
Login to Reply
Ibeh Avatar
Edward Ibeh
Date: 7/1/2020 11:42:00 PM
Thank you so much, Gershon:-)
Date: 7/1/2020 9:50:00 PM
Wow Edward quite a feat write the poem and win a contest the same day, just great, enjoyed the read!
Login to Reply
Ibeh Avatar
Edward Ibeh
Date: 7/1/2020 11:40:00 PM
Thank you very much, John:-)

Book: Shattered Sighs