Karam Misra Poet Sonnet

Fire - Friend and Fiend

Flames from a fuming dragon's snout,
Igniting all that's in its route,
Rendering to  ash and cinder,
Extinguishes self like tinder.

Such is the nature of fire,
Destroyer of vaunted desire,
Nullifier of unbounded pride,
Death-dealer, with no side.

When Prometheus stole the blaze,
The God's in terrible raze,
To the rock did him bind,
And screwed with Human's mind.

Thus Fire, Man's greatest friend,
Is also a means to his fiendish end!

~ 26 Apr 2016 ~

*word raze purposely used in place of rage to show the self-consuming nature of both

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Karam Misra May 5, 2016 at 9:09 AM Thank you, Balveen. Your poem was really graphic. Loved it.

Balveen Cheema May 5, 2016 at 8:51 AM Congrats Karam! Karam Misra May 5, 2016 at 9:35 AM Thank you, Balveen. Your poem was really graphic. Loved it.

Kim Rodrigues May 4, 2016 at 5:06 PM Great opening line! Congrats! Karam Misra May 4, 2016 at 8:38 PM Thank you, Kim.

Karam Misra May 4, 2016 at 11:05 AM Thank you, Tom. And yes, the Titan figured in both our poems.

Tom Quigley May 4, 2016 at 10:19 AM Very nice! Prometheus was in mine as well... Karam Misra May 4, 2016 at 11:37 AM Thank you, Tom. And yes, the Titan figured in both our poems.

Brian Davey May 4, 2016 at 4:16 AM "It is also a means to his fiendish end" was such an excellent ending to a fine poem and definitely deserved to be mentioned in the winners list! Congrats and great job Karam Misra May 4, 2016 at 4:28 AM Thank you, Brian, for your encouragement.

Brian Cecil April 26, 2016 at 7:30 AM Ooooh! Nicely done. Karam Misra April 26, 2016 at 8:03 AM Thank you, Cecil, glad you liked it.

Manmath Dalei April 26, 2016 at 1:53 AM Dear Karam, Well penned .Enjoyed............with love. Karam Misra April 26, 2016 at 2:26 AM Thank you very much, Manmath! And I need not tell you of the eponymous God of Love and his relation to Lord Shiva's all-consuming fire!