Forest Fire Poems

excited dad and son
jazzed for vacation fun
drive up the winding road 
see nature's grace bestowed 
finding dreams and desire
burned by forest fire...

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A short walk from the road
you are deep in forest. 
Tall mountain ash form 
pillars that hold up space 
and keep a cathedral 
of shade...

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Set my heart on fire

Dead  my wooden life, it’s a dried forest, a tree inside
Send me your fire, here is no light, I live...

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There's a fire in the forest,  it's all burning down, 
There's a fury in the chorus,  it's a lovely sound, 
Pain, sorrow, anger,...

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forest 
restless fire naked light 
bleeding mist into the morning

and through the silence 
bury the sun 
with me in the roots, pin under gravity 

by...

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The sounds of a campfire
Crackling through the forest
Embers glow while marshmallows cook
Small flames reach out
As if they were asking for a rescue
The flames do also...

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'Twas the night before death...:
All sleeping...who will breathe their final breath?
Cryptic creatures climb throughout the homes
searching for souls that shall seep away from their bones.
Music,...

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Empress Ladybird lived in Moss Wood, in a huge, hollow of an oak tree;
In domestic comfort, with all her dear children, beyond the entry, leafy.

Empress...

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The dense smoke billowing throughout the morning air
Flames jumped from tree top to tree top putting us in deep despair
With each step, our breathing becomes...

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An early breath of air fresh by the cusp of a rising sun
up in the sky a gold coin shines bright, tinged in ruby red...

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EYE of READINESS

-SUCCESS

"We were welcomed by the eagle, who dropped us on our rears, when we finally achieved success, in his eyes. Dropped us a...

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melted toys ruined 
scared animals flee by trees
 humans without homes...

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Fire came out of  the grave of Prince 
Ruhongeka ( Luhongeka)  Ngengethe Mussabwa. 
After the killing of King Mussabwa Kamango by
 the Colonial army...

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Animals were running past prey, ignoring the idea of an eat.
The woods were on fire, crackling, smoking and falling.
It was an avalanche of trees, and...

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My anger is like a wild raging fire,
Burning everything in its path.
Hard to put out and control.
It grew when I was near you.
You seemed to...

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