Sonnet Fire Poems

Then shall I say I could no other do?
That fate beyond divine compelled my act?
That like a bird on wires my mission flew?
But that's a...

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the poet’s heart full of fire
and a clock that won’t slow down
a newfound passion
born out of grief
let’s make poetry magic together

beginner’s learning curve
patience is a...

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When time's relentless hand begins to trace
The lines of change upon a lover's face,
And youthful fire, once so bright and bold,
To embers soft, a story...

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The shower out there fully clothed in snow,
An a.m. stays, so will I remember —       
A kiss let go...

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Behold the world, encased in trembling fear,
Where whispers choke beneath a gilded chain.
The cries of truth fall mute, unheard, unclear,
While tyrants feast upon the meek...

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Seeing the garden rage with fire
Oh! the might of her might scream
Only the water from the rod of life can lower that pyre
How a person...

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What can I say to a flame, except that I knew of its spark when it was just a mere flash?
Would I say that I...

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A wee little biscuit softly implored
a gruff, hard-hearted and tuberous yam,
"oh, why, my dear friend, must you be so hard?"
and the yam replied, "I am...

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I slip into the morning light
Catching the wave of the dew soaked breeze 
Giving up the fantastic fight 
Choking on the earthbound wheeze 

My friends...

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A crimson sky, where embers dance and swirl,
A landscape cracked, a world of endless fire,
Where sulfurous fumes choke, and shadows hurl,
And screams of agony forever...

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Look off into the distance and you’ll see a flame.
It is faint and is dying when you leave the site.
The coldness of the world has...

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The light was burning inside of me for eternity!
It has! felt like a flame burning when I was born.
What is an eternity?
Is it a time...

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Internal burning for the eternal light
Within me, you have burned forever
What color can you show before me in sight
No one can reach inside to destroy...

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These are poems about sinking, poems about drowning, poems about loss, and poems about new discoveries we sometimes make while feeling lost...



Sinking
by Michael R. Burch

for...

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Tight stretched skin, not unlike leather parchment
Adorned with scars and burns and such carvings
Among the colors, red ink's enrichment
Envelops a file cabinet's burnings

Advice from the...

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