Glistening in popcorn yellow
or wearing a fire engine glow;
They may hold a shade of status
but that’s not all there is to us;
I’d love to travel with a poof
and never fear if we’re fireproof;
Auto repairs cost I confess;
we could reduce all of that stress,
Even to fly with metal wings,
that aerial view pulls heartstrings;
Can we be rid of that time bomb,
humanity would be more calm;
I long for a trip to the stars,
I long for a world with no cars.
Categories:
fireproof, car, emotions, feelings, space,
Form: Sonnet
Between dusk and dawn lie vampiric hues,
they grow and become sticky on the skin;
Leaving a melancholic midnight bruise,
the day ends so another can begin;
Wandering beneath artificial light,
brighter than the lit skyline they sparkle;
Their insidious backdrop of the night
joins the city’s underlying circle;
Finessing the darkest urban vision,
fireproof they fade in the softest shadows;
Moving with so much stealth and precision,
fangs will be minding the stoop after close;
A spectrum of color in those dark lies
makes it so easy to fall for their eyes.
Categories:
fireproof, color, dark, emotions, horror,
Form: Sonnet
Yes, I did all that and more.
I was the head of a stampede,
I became the horns.
No, she over-exaggerates,
she killed me before I killed her.
The world was too small
for my parade,
I had to hire more horses and clowns.
I was an astronaut without a spacesuit,
just an umbilical noose,
until starlight ate through it.
Yes I saw it all,
all the other witnesses were
old flames in fireproof dreams.
I have never had much guilt,
I have preferred to travel
with the dangerous.
That long goodnight
will not find me weeping.
Categories:
fireproof, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The most random thoughts can pop in your head -
like, after it’s down, does the sun go to bed?
This must be a problem when birthing new stars.
Can’t sing ‘em to sleep; they ignite the guitars.
Their mom must be frazzled, not getting much sleep,
so I thought for a moment, and I thought pretty deep.
I’ve got a new venture that seems pretty sweet;
to get suns to bed, you need fireproof sheets.
Categories:
fireproof, silly,
Form: Couplet
I sprinkled dry yeast in warm water
And watched it bubble up,
Then cracked open a fresh laid egg
On the edge of a measuring cup.
I dumped in a helping of all-purpose flour,
A little oil, a pinch of salt.
Then I stiffened it up in a mixing bowl
Like a mugger committing assault.
I rolled it all out on a cutting board
Well-dusted with whole grain unbleached.
My hands went to work massaging the mass
As appropriate texture was reached.
I then let it sit till it doubled in size,
Set the oven to furnace degrees.
Then I fashioned a riddle and baked it inside,
Left the kitten to do as she please.
Twenty minutes later…
I opened the oven with fireproof mitts,
And fetched out my fresh staff of life.
I brushed it with butter, then set it aside,
Left to cool, while I sharpened my knife.
Ten minutes later…
The time finally came,
I was hot on my game,
And I cut me a taste-tempting slice.
But it was only half-baked,
Insufficiently toasted.
It had to go back in the oven.
I surveyed the scene,
Took a couple more tokes,
And baked up a morning worth lovin’.
Categories:
fireproof, allegory, morning,
Form: Burlesque
Science is religion, in a fireproof beaker.
And so vice versa, chirps the paradise seeker.
Categories:
fireproof, poetry,
Form: Couplet
There was a firefighter named VanHoof
Who believed he was fireproof.
One day pride got the better of him
He acted when his chances were slim.
Thus in an infernal VanHoof went poof.
Categories:
fireproof, judgement, pride,
Form: Limerick
THE SCENT OF WATER
Forlorn, distance roots between you and I;
Carve 'neath fire silhouettes buried grief;
Burn then blurred by irrational mischief;
Has crimson love gone pale and soon may die?
Trampled with reasons leaving us tongue tie;
Falling, slowly falling, is marriage leaf...
Amor ebbing , ebbing, like a thief.
Divorce papers rocketing quite, quick high!
Heaven knows, flaws, deaden raw I want fix;
Reckon blows, glow, freshen love flow essence;
Leaden float the scent of water,redden snow mater.
Lessons learned bestow order resins of brighter hello;
Father God, bless aglow each corners in progression...
(c)olive eloisa
4:52pm
July 14, 2014
Sponsor Poet Destroyer A
Contest Name one sad poem
5th place, to God be the glory.. :)
***Inspired with the verse theme: John 14: 7-9 and the movie "FIREPROOF"...
Categories:
fireproof, change, inspiration, love, relationship,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Husbands and wives are like salt and pepper...very different yet complimentary and
always seen together.
Marriage is a covenant with God and your spouse not to be broken!
God's standards are so high that he thinks lust is as bad as adultery and
hate as bad as murder...
Christians are brothers/sisters with different mothers but the same father!
******Not my ideas~~~ from the Fireproof Movie--Thought others might like to hear
these. If you haven't seen this movie it is great!~~
Categories:
fireproof, faith
Form: I do not know?
I watched a good movie today that brought tears to my eyes,
A young married couple were on the verge of divorce, but neither knew why.
He was a firefighter and brave as could be,
She worked in a hospital to help provide for family.
Somewhere something went terribly wrong,
They just fussed and fought and could not get along.
Both so in love when they first said I do,
But now they lived like strangers, neither knowing what to do.
Both of them thought their marriage was through,
But not his dad he knew what to do.
He gave him a challenge that would take forty days,
Each day something knew and done in various ways.
About half way through the challenge he realized what was wrong,
But she said it was to late, she wanted out all along.
The rest of the movie is when it gets good,
But I won’t spoil the ending, not even if I could.
I recommend this movie highly as one of the best that I’ve seen,
It’ll bring tears to your eyes, unless your heartless and mean.
I’d give it a ten for a low budget film,
You won’t find one better it’s really a gem.
Categories:
fireproof, depression, faith, forgiveness, husband,
Form: I do not know?