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Ember Poems - Poems about Ember

ember lover
Looking at her is like a grainy old romance warped in a bathroom mirror— time distorts in her footsteps. She’s always smiling, even when tears circle in her eyes. Only on certain nights will she pull off the mask and fracture in hush, splintering inward. She speaks little— perhaps the quietest soul I’ve known. Her days revolve around his breath, his smile...

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Categories: ember, longing, love, love hurts,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Strength to Ember
Written: June 8, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Joseph May Checked by HMS.COM ***************** An elephant roamed with great might, Its footsteps would shake day and night. Yet time took its toll, Turned flesh into coal, Now, fuel a world bathed in light....

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Categories: ember, animal,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Ember Girl
Born orphan, the torture of her stepmother and stepsisters shaped the fairy tale Cinderella with fire, the ember girl, who didn’t dream seeing the dormant love bloom, but seethed within to take the retaliatory revenge. On the night of the grand royal ball the cruel family left bedecked with jewels and satin for the palace, locking her in the attic in...

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Categories: ember, fire, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Midday Haze: A Reprise
I wait for hazy clouds to soften noon— The world dims as shadows drag out hues. Burnt cement stops sizzling, sparrows quiet their off-beat chatter, my sore eyes shut in relief— a final note, the muted outro— Until the clouds scatter. The familiar heat shatters breezes into embers filtered through a stinging azure. So I sit back and wait. In...

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Categories: ember, day,
Form: Free verse
a great performance
Maybe the clouds had a point. “It’s a wonderful life,” They sang, in godly choir chorus. I look at the calendar— Another week in ember, and no time for theatre. My gaze drifts down the road— A plastic bag lifts off the old brick pavement. It c ...

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Categories: ember, blue,
Form: Free verse



Ember Days-A poet’s diary
My hasty steps echo on the cracked stone tile, before the bus door hisses shut—Late again. "It's a wonderful life," the clouds sing in chorus. Their church choir harmony almost offensive, if I didn't know, they truly believe life is lullabies and steaming apple tea. Swear-soaked hair clings to my neck. I call these ember days: when smoldering urban air chokes— Yet the clouds drift, marshmallow white— Like porcelain...

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Categories: ember, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Trying to REM ember the waking stage of an emotionally tormenting dream
The following account predicated on partial fact and a healthy dose of prevarication with an attendant overactive imagination. Trying to REM ember the waking stage of an emotionally tormenting dream One week later still dog-tired after jarring telephone ordeal (seven days ago from April 30, 2025) with fake government employees, yours truly still emotionally haggard trembling and wretched closely following on the figurative...

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Categories: ember, anger, angst, anxiety, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
Flickering Ember
How did the sea become a crime? How did its blue become a bruise on the face of history? How did the verdure turn into red wrath, breathing fire into burned hearts, leaving behind it a black, frosty funeral? How did the tree become a Fury? Her strands of fire strewn above the dew and tranquil mounts Furious fire and melted iron Lava and...

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Categories: ember, death, fire, heaven, red,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Evening Ember Glow
Written: March 14, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France ***************** After the rain, the air smells musty and moist, and smoke swirls clumsily upward from chimneys, as they float away, the leaves crackle and rattle. Mulled wine soothes the spirit on cold nights, our eyes feast on the blazing fire...

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Categories: ember, autumn, change,
Form: Free verse
The Eternal Ember
The Eternal Ember Decades are passed, an embrew slices Earth's chest And countless Energy invests It blooms Bamboozles doom: Decades past In search of and at last Pause and steadfast like mast, It is swaying and living It's breath giving Spreading light and delight Catches might and cashes bright Twitter positivity in melancholy Singing joy and cherishing cheerfully Saying goodbye to pessimism She...

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Categories: ember, appreciation, blessing, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Twilight's Last Ember
Watching the hourglass passing time While sipping water kissed with lime The distant bells softly start to chime Their echoes weave a gentle rhyme Deepening shadows move like a mime Slow dancing near the scents of thyme They push ahead starting their climb Yielding to shining stars in their prime The scale of beauty is nature’s dime Missing such splendor should be a crime ...

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Categories: ember, beach, beauty, nature,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Our Dying Love
Our Dying Love Love is like a dyin' ember Only memories remain Through the ages I'll remember Blue eyes cryin' in the rain Blue Eyes Cryin’ In The Rain Willie Nelson When we were young, love flamed in hot passion. Our souls entwined in bliss and separation brought anguish Living in the moment brought joy. Our love is fading now, and the spark is growing...

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Categories: ember, love,
Form: Ekphrasis
EMBER ENDING
Welcome to another phase A new dawn, another era It's festive season, love the reason A new month, without deceased Radiating liveliness not decay December without denials or delay we pray. The last month of the year 2024 But not the last month for us The month of impeccable discernment Birthing awareness for actions Igniting our passion for glory Leading us to...

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Categories: africa, christian, christmas, december,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Ember of Intellectual Acuity
A spark ignited when our paths first crossed, Your knowledge kindled, my ignorance tossed. From a timid flicker to a steady glow, Our bond, like embers, began to grow. Your wisdom blazed, a guiding light so bright, Illuminating truths are once hidden from sight. In learning's heart, our spirits intertwined, A sacred fire of mentor and mind. But time, relentless, feeds on mortal...

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Categories: ember, teacher, tribute,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Ember
Ember Each heart has a spark Making love fires ablaze Burning, eagerly Enduring this lusty craze Romance steams, a loving haze ...

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Categories: ember, fire, love, lust,
Form: Tanka

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