Best Red Heat Poems

Tongues of solar flare  writhe  in combat kiss
—flame-throwers unleashed
iron words  h a m m e r e d  in fire   
ferrous words melt as heart-welts once under skin
hear the fevered air burn with cheers;  
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Written: September 08, 2023
Sunsets Poetry Contest                   Sponsored by: Natasha L Scragg
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In September golden day, so glorious and beamy,
As twilight stains the sky, a cynosure so dreamy.
Dusk abides,...

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The heat of your verbatim lashes at my hide
Red heat surfaces with the morning light
Serenades of moans and breathless catcalls
Inhuman indecent oblivious to the voyeurs 
Hidden by drapes and nostalgia 
Morning shower washes the scent away
But the sheets remain for the nights rebel
Stage two recall...

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Time present will be time yesterday
Time present will lead to time tomorrow
While standing on the one-time-only bridge
Can we afford to look the other way
No way

Now that time is in the pink hug
Melting red heat in my fountain
How come you raise past and future
In spite of...

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teeth bared
fierce snarled

claws sharp
deep scarp

maw clenched
fur drenched

eyes aimed
she claimed

mount tensed
head sensed

red heat 
conceit 

snug haze 
new ways

day's gray 
like clay

harsh frost
gas cost 

weak knees
feet freeze

night walk
knee chock

cow-poke
now broke 

brawl play
war sway

rope toy
stop ploy

vast flop
may drop

joy lust
no trust

clay earth
pain birth

tides beat
pale feet

Written: November 27, 2022


A Brian...

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I was aspiring to be a professional dancer, which had long been my dream,
As rogue planets head out on their own, from the stars that reign supreme.

I was awash in unbounded enthusiasm, like yellow sunshine's fresh sheen,
Or premier, perennial days of springtime, the time all...

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Writhing wickedly inside my cryptic cell.
This impeccable insanity that creeps
Like the phantom spider on my cobweb arm,
Tangling screaming insects in my sticky veins.
The blood red heat that steams my reason
To a bland white stone confusion,
So that psychotic murder reins down in my heart;
Lynched by my...

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Those from the islands
consider it a feat
to partake of this meat.
They fry it for breakfast
and the day's not complete
unless it's stirred into soups
simmered to red heat.

(Refrain)
Not even Charlton Heston
would touch that intestine.
A Chinese yam
an old picnic ham
All take a front seat
to that pink, greasy meat.

A...

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Red or Blue it's still hot 
In the red heat there is blue 
In the blue heat there is red 
Could be a reddish blue 
Could be a bluish red 
It is still hot. 
He is her husband 
She is his wife 
Both are still...

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Forecast
raise mast

Air mass
eat grass

Storm front 
bear brunt 

Blue skies
time flies 

Dark clouds 
dull  crowds

Wet spell
from hell

Sunshine 
divine 

Strong gust 
disgust 

Gale force 
morose 

Lightning 
blighting

Thunder
blunder  

Spring tide 
I cried 

Rainbow 
eye glow

Wide trough
chest cough 

Red heat 
conceit 

Warm haze 
delays 

Halos 
moon rose

Black...

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A gentle pink mist
A low blue haze
Purple horizons
A light refreshing breeze...
The red heat subsides
The tall trees sigh
Beneath the sunburnt september skies.

The pastures relax
The flowers close up to sleep
The last songs of the day
Are sung by avian creatures
Like a soothing lullaby
As the sun waves bye bye
Low...

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ON THE WINGS OF WINTER


From the depth of autumn’s fallen horizon
Winter has come flying on its heavy wings
Sky can no longer hold the clouds frozen
Snow falls wafting as the chill wind sings.

Tears of my flowing eyes congealed in cold
Fly on wings of winter as wave...

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Her eyes are warning flags
Especially when they're smiling
They hold me intensely like pain inside her teardrops
And I'm hanging on to the cliffs of their waterfall
Because I don't ever want to see her cry

These pins and needles of brittle air I breath around her
Sew the torn...

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Down beat
Delete

Mistrust
All bust

Mesquite
Mincemeat

Charge sheet
Complete

Red heat
Concrete

Timesheet
to-beat 

Upbeat
Un sweet

puffed wheat 
dutch treat

off beat
spreadsheet ?

8/13/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...

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I remember the red heat rising from my neck,
The embarrassment of being accosted by the police,
Because I was never supposed to see you again,
The irrational fear that the cops
Would call my wife
And tell her I was being unfaithful. 
Then, to add to my embarrassment,
You showed...

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