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Volcanic Eruption of the Soul, Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann, 6/23/2025

Hot Lava LoverPremiere Contest Winner

Rising on island, Mountain, with peaks of possibility, Valley lush and green. When my knees collapse, lightning and thunder - Call it butterflies. The palms warmed and cooled us, warned us, fooled us. Explosive, our love - Once conjoined, often drifting in the sea, Eyes leaping with fire. Hot Lava, Lover, Have we been here before? You’re smoking hot! Hearts of stone, lifting upwards, tears running, Drifting on riffraff. Outbreak of chortling might redirect winds. La la…ooh…la la. Sips of berries and pineapple; we share Icy tropical Attempts to cool things down; steam underfoot. Ebb and flow of raft, Seeking to poke embers - attentive ears. Hot Lava, Lover, Have we been here before? You’re smoking hot! Collapse of civilization, in grass Skirt, paradise shirt, Atomic timing sans wearing a watch. Heads buried in sand - Lips meeting in molten-red, not passive, Dirty and tender. Swimming in sweep of lava lake, suntan- Baked, gliding upwards, Climactic eruption, falling with love. Hot Lava, Lover, Have we been here before? You’re smoking hot! We ride the flume of volcanic weather, Can’t raise the tall man, Seek the insane chance of sane survival - Valiancy in strife. Man and wife seeking each other’s island - Pieces fit just right. Synchronic habitation, breathing room. Volcano’s, how old? In the end it shuts its mouth… a whisper Hot Lava, Lover, Have we been here before? You’re smoking hot!
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Date: 7/10/2025 9:14:00 AM
Woohoo! This is a fav, Kim! I love everything about this poem, especially the ending. This is one to read out loud. The rhythm is perfect.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/10/2025 10:45:00 AM
Woohoo, thank you, sweet poet!
Date: 7/9/2025 10:20:00 AM
Dear Kim, such a hot piece of poetry! Love the internal rhymes, red-hot imagery and clever/naughty word play. "The palms warmed and cooled us, warned us, fooled us." - wow! Fantastic creative work! Congratulations for your golden trophy win in Kai's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/9/2025 12:57:00 PM
Thank you so much! Glad you liked that part!
Date: 7/8/2025 9:27:00 PM
This is so profound....! The refrain- "Hot Lava, Lover, Have we been here before? You’re smoking hot!" expresses the violently disruptive nature of love and its intensely powerful ability for transforming love into building passionate relationships. Beautiful poem. Hearty Congratulations on your trophy win, dear Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/9/2025 7:25:00 AM
These prompts can be so fun. Sometimes an idea comes and we run away with it. Thank you so much! Hugs
Date: 7/8/2025 8:46:00 PM
Wow! Congrats! ! ! Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/9/2025 7:24:00 AM
God bless you too, sweet Beata! I appreciate you!
Date: 7/8/2025 2:24:00 PM
Congratulations on your winner. Way to go. Sara K
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/8/2025 4:44:00 PM
Thank you so much! ~ Kim <3
Date: 7/8/2025 1:46:00 PM
G'donya Kim. Enjoyed reading this! Its terrific.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/8/2025 4:45:00 PM
Thank you so much! <3
Date: 7/8/2025 1:00:00 PM
Seeing this fantastic poem on top of the winners' list filled my heart with joy. I've witnessed lava flow of Mayon Volcano many times when we were residing in Albay, Philippines. They looked like fireworks at night.Congratulations dear Kim for this well-deserved trophy win! This is a FAVE! Stay creative.^___^ JCB
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/8/2025 1:10:00 PM
Thank you so much and for an interesting comment! Hugs ~ Kim
Date: 7/8/2025 7:28:00 AM
Hey Kimmie you pulled off the big one. Congrats on first place!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/8/2025 8:01:00 AM
LOL! Thank you! Always exciting!
Date: 7/8/2025 3:06:00 AM
Heartiest congratulations, dear friend, on your top win in this contest with an explosive poem expressing feelings hot as lava with a crafty pen. Wishing you hot explosive day.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/8/2025 7:14:00 AM
Thank you so much, Krishnanand!
Date: 6/26/2025 12:50:00 PM
Hawaiian volcanos and red-hot love! This is pretty, what's the word? Hot!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/26/2025 1:44:00 PM
LOL! Thanks a hot…I mean lot ;)
Date: 6/26/2025 3:01:00 AM
Beautiful and so full of life this is dear kim! I love the tropical touch in your well articulated lines as well as the descriptive and lyrical nature of your word weaving! Excellent take on this theme! Best wishes! Sending you light
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/26/2025 6:58:00 AM
Thank you so much! Blessings, Ink!
Date: 6/25/2025 8:16:00 PM
Whew! Where's the nearest fire extinguisher, Kim? I feel surrounded by 1,000 Hawaiian girls writhing like snakes... Smiles, Gershon
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/26/2025 6:58:00 AM
LOL! Thank you!
Date: 6/24/2025 6:04:00 PM
"Atomic timing sans wearing a watch" "In the end it shuts its mouth… a whisper Hot Lava, Lover, Have we been here before? You’re smoking hot!" !!! WOW. Amazing poetry, Kim- so filled with passion and beauty. Gotta be a definite win!!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/26/2025 6:59:00 AM
We will see! It seems tricky to be one of the first to enter the contest. Hopefully no one is copying me. I appreciate you, Paige! Thanks!
Date: 6/23/2025 1:39:00 PM
the title alone is hot, hot , hot!!! I think you will get a win with this kind of poetry, Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/23/2025 2:22:00 PM
Thank you :) I appreciate your support, my friend!
Date: 6/23/2025 11:48:00 AM
This is something else, a lot of something else's, all rich with captivating lines; an erotic wrap of titillating imagery - almost song like in my head. I believe, missy, that you penned a "Wow". Hot Lava Lover - almost a tongue twister and surely a pant's blister ... CayCay
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/23/2025 1:10:00 PM
LOL! You crack me up, CayCay! Thank you, sweet friend!
Date: 6/23/2025 11:37:00 AM
Excellent writing Kim! Great poem! :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/23/2025 1:10:00 PM
Thank you, Heidi!
Date: 6/23/2025 9:49:00 AM
Passion erupts like flaming lava. Very nicely penned
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/23/2025 9:51:00 AM
Thank you, Joe! Glad you enjoyed!
Date: 6/23/2025 9:36:00 AM
Wow! Need a cool lemonade after reading this one. Great poetry! You get another FAV!! Absolutely relatable and perfect. Talent abounding. "Man and wife seeking each other’s island - Pieces fit just right." Purely wonderful!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/23/2025 9:51:00 AM
Thank you so much, Joe! Enjoy that lemonade.
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