Torrid Affair
If, as the saying goes,
'There's no smoke without fire,'
is it smarter to ignite a spark
(illumination causation)
than bedamn the dark,
and thereby induce a funeral pyre,
or, better yet, a safer bet,
to avoid gossip and accusations,
find the substantiated fact(s)
(true datum)
before you act
and land in sorry situations?
It's no joke, on soot you'll choke,
yet, on the greener side,
carry the torch for earth
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Categories:
ignite, earth, fire, fun, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Halcyon Moon Glimmer Ignite
Written: April 13, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France
Quote: "Let the water settle and you will see the moon and stars mirrored in your being," By Rumi
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Oat flakes float over the pale golden sky,
A white moon floats easily over land awry,
A shining reflection waltzes in your brown
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Categories:
ignite, appreciation, moon,
Form: Rhyme
Ignite
An ember sparks. Two. Three
A whirlwind of flames surround me
Icy sagacity yields to the ravenous blaze
My heart falls
Betraying me
A flash. A face.
Slim, sharp, and angular. Perfectly imperfect
Twin kaleidoscopes ensnare my gaze
What color are they? Blue? Green? Both?
Silken strands of gilded bronze flow beneath my fingertips
Euphoria
Unspeakable bliss wars with disbelief
Black
Light shines behind my lids
I wake
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Categories:
ignite, 12th grade, desire, feelings,
Form: Free verse
There are women who ignite the desire to conquer and enjoy their beauty
There are women who ignite the desire to conquer and enjoy their beauty,
But she envelops you with a mystery that urges you to slowly lose yourself under her deep gaze,
Her eyes are whirlpools that draw you into an abyss where time stops like a forgotten dream,
It is not a mere call of the senses, but
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Categories:
ignite, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
ignite, inspirational, life, self, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
AWARENESS
How others act
Their awareness
How you react
Your awareness.
Be aware
What you know
You never fail
Unless stupid.
Know yourself
Embody it all
Understanding
Ignite passion.
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Categories:
ignite, africa, christian, community, deep,
Form: Epic
Ignite
Take a look
Read me like a book
Fill my brown pages
If you find them empty
Write in me feel at ease
Make me happy sad good bad
I’m a mirror of your imagination
Like an Etch a Sketch
I’m easily reset
I’m here for your emancipation
I am the art of your heart
Paint me if that is your spark
Speak me
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Categories:
ignite, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Hand in Hand - Let Minds Ignite and Children Sing
With ink and mind, a future bright,
In education's noble fight.
For every child, a chance to soar,
Equity's flame, forevermore.
The curriculum, a vibrant stream,
With skills for life, a modern dream.
Assessment's lens, a wider view,
Beyond the test, a world anew.
From home to school, a hand to hold,
Engage the young, their stories told.
Empowering teachers, hearts ablaze,
With knowledge shared, in
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Categories:
ignite, children, education, parents, teacher,
Form: Narrative
Categories:
ignite, happiness, imagery, love, passion,
Form: Couplet
Its In Her Kiss 74
He released the comb, let her golden hair fall.
Her blue eyes sparkled, they really did enthral.
The sweetness of her kiss was still on his lips.
He played with a curl at the curve of her hips.
They were just two ships passing in the night.
For both, it felt so right, as love began to ignite.
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Categories:
ignite, love,
Form: Rhyme
To My Twin Flame
My heart is calling you
As yours is calling me
Our union will be one for the books
However, it has nothing to do with books
We trigger each other
Light fires under one another
I pull you to me, you come willingly
The union is divine
Feels like we've been together,
since the beginning of time.
The connection feels so true
yet,
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Categories:
ignite, earth, for her, for
Form: Free verse
Life - a Journey's Tale
Life is a voyage, that we must all embark,
We win or lose, with every move we mark,
We must delve into the unknown,
And climb every hill, to reach the throne.
For the sun sets and rises with each day,
And to the summit, we must find our way,
If we seek to soar, and fly,
We must look down at
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Categories:
ignite, celebration, courage, dedication, destiny,
Form: Quatrain
Ignite the Fireflies
Oh, prepare ye prancing pixies
Ignite the fireflies
reveal to us in moonlight
What in the soil abides
Awake the buds
Call forth their blooms
Conduct the feathered choir
As in the hum of nature’s womb
May’s dreams of life conspire
John G. Lawless
©5/1/2023
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Categories:
ignite, may,
Form: Rhyme
Valentine
Embers of love glisten like the stars in winter’s solace.
Nurtured by the winds of validation.
A testament of our strength as one.
To keep fighting for warmth and longing;
Our embers will never cease trying.
To reignite the fire that was lost through the cold and loneliness.
I give you my chiseled heart to lay upon your embers.
My love, my
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Categories:
ignite, cute, emotions, fire, for
Form: Free verse
No Crushing, Let's Ignite
NO CRUSHING, LET'S IGNITE
(LOVE)
The same way every year
Shoes strips slightly away
A hole we're meant to cover
The Harmony in my
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Categories:
ignite, crush,
Form: Free verse
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