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Fire Poems | Examples of Fire Poetry

Fire Poems - Examples of all types of fire poetry to share and read. This list of fire poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of fire poetry. This list of works about fire is an excellent resource for examples on how to write fire poems.
sixtytwosevens or AgodlessElohim
Anointed in Kerosene to confer in agony with ignited desecration of mortal flesh to bone, seared by melting anguish writhe blistering contortions through a suppressed discomfort in furious continual thresh heshers pernicious by physical immolation. Written...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, conflict, death, fire,
Form: Prose Poetry



Premium Member Choosing A Genuine Leader
Choosing a genuine leader Is a dauntingly difficult task To constitutionally ask Uninformed voters To vote their conscience. Such a practice defies science And natural common sense. That too many followers lack And where criminals hack The convoluted system With a simple leaf Of a fragile...Read the rest...
Categories: america, betrayal, fire, halloween,
Form: Rhyme
Under Reconstruction
Under Reconstruction There is a peaceful rhythm as you cuddle on my chest Do you feel our souls connect when you lay with me and rest? When storm clouds form in my head you start dancing in...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, fire, love, mental
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member FIRE BURN FIRE
Dust to dust to dust Ashes to ashes to ashes and ASHES I admire that FIRE! Burning expire Desire there their fair share Aaah! Ashes flicker flare flames BLAZE dancing amaze amazing GRACE IN THIS PLACE?! sparks embers flashes BURN there Fabulous...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, allusion, birth, color, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member THANKFUL FOR CAMPFIRES
May we all take time today and for a moment a little while sit back, relax… and remember with a smile… all the tastes, the smells, the sights the sounds all the memories we’ve acquired… While sitting with our family and...Read the rest...
Categories: fire,
Form: Rhyme



On The Verge
On The Verge Beady eye, horse riding dictator Replacing peace with violence Using conventional weapons against A sovereign, democratic nation His wanderlust and ideologic hatred Remain unabated Now beginning to see non-edible mushrooms Rising in the sky On the verge of world war Inevitable...Read the rest...
Categories: death, fire, war, winter,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member THOSE SHAMED
They are the JADED Angrily fled the shame did Those came BLAMED the FLAME? ...Read the rest...
Categories: fate, fear, fire,
Form: Haiku
Disillusionment
on a silent night, the shadows surge. seeking the light, on life's eerie verge. nothing’s more kinder to my fading heart, than the sore reminder of my pervading art. in my restless void, dreams will emerge. things once enjoyed, now just an urge. all paths lead to...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, deep, depression, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fire
Fire I may be a deity, but I do not truly know. The people talk about me, but have never told me so. They gather all around me like a holy worship ring... Staring into my illuminating depths.. I am...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, riddle,
Form: Personification
W-E-L-C-O-M-E-D
Well come on in, I'll bolt the door, Excuse the dog mess, on the floor, Let's get this one bar fire to roar, Coffee's still warm, so I'll just pour, Oat meal biscuits? go on take four, Money troubles? heard...Read the rest...
Categories: dog, fire, home, money,
Form: Acrostic
Gorge
threat of winter, violent sea no more shall mischief mark will hold my scar under its moon and trace its haunted arc wander night in deepest sleep breathe into her mist blackest heart on inside bumps the reckless knotted fist ...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, truth, voice,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Who needs a Password
There seems Much use Of "This" as a catchall For the appearances Of nothing..or Not This Appearing as This... So This seems to Have a story behind It..which may be A password to the Hidden catchall.. Yet..who needs a Password..?...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, i am, words,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Doctor Strange Glove
Just last night I awoke from a dream Sat up in bed and started to scream Like a funeral pyre It set my hole on fire I sure could use some hemorrhoid cream But I went to the doctor instead...Read the rest...
Categories: fire,
Form: Limerick
Soul of skeptic writhes with agonizing torture like a burning man in Dante's Inferno
Soul of skeptic writhes with agonizing torture (like a burning man) in Dante's Inferno Self immolation as sacrificial bleating lamb promises eternal martyrdom awaiting voluntary die hard protester, where countless vestal virgins provide blissfulness (think Playboy mansion on steroids) synonymous with...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, abuse, allusion, america, anger,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Forest On Fire
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 more laboured The intense heat that envelopes us is surely not...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, nature,
Form: Rhyme

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