The Fire

7 posts

What is your favorite element?

Poll ended at Sat May 07, 2005 3:14 pm

fire
0
No votes
water
4
50%
thunder
0
No votes
wind
3
38%
earth
1
13%
all of them
0
No votes
 
Total votes : 8


User avatar
Gender Male
Points 890
Reviews 154
I sat there,
feeding wood into the fire.

And it burns.
Burning.

First came a crackle,
then a magnificent
light lit up.

Lightning.

My hands felt warm above it and
I felt safe.

The warmth was so satisfying.
It made me smile.

Cunning.

It seemed like all my passions
were shown inside.

I knew that nothing can harm me if I stay near it.

Stunning.

The fire was so beautiful.
I thought I was ugly.

As I stare in it, my determination builds
up and I sing.

Humming.

All my tears of pain and worries
soon died away.

But soon it died down after 3hours
and I whine.

Calming.

Next time I will again see the fire.

Turning. :twisted:
Last edited by Armadian on Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
How can you prove that we exist? Maybe we don't exist...




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 890
Reviews 263
I liked this. I liked the way you used short stanzas and the way you kept describing the fire along the way. Cool!
One little thing though:

As I stare in it, my determination builds
up and I sing.

The break here wasn't great for me. Maybe you should do this:

As I stare into it, my determination builds up
And I sing

I'm no poetry critic, and I don't know what other people will think but maybe it's just me that doesn't like this. Anyway, I enjoyed reading this poem. Well Done!! :D :D
Last edited by Lollipop on Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Way hay!!!!




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 890
Reviews 154
Thank you lollipop
How can you prove that we exist? Maybe we don't exist...




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 890
Reviews 45
This was unique, as a poem.

I liked all the one-line words, cunning, humming, and stunning, y'know what I mean.:)
They were great.

Keep writing!
The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.
Harper Lee
My sites:
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/
http://www.cafechrist.com/




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 890
Reviews 154
Thanks Micah
How can you prove that we exist? Maybe we don't exist...




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 39955
Reviews 1288
My only beef with this poem was some of the line breaks.

First came a crackle,
then a magnificent
light,
lit up.


I'd say rewrite this as:

First came a crackle,
then a magnificent light
lit up.

My hands felt warm around it and
I felt safe.


Maybe:

My hands felt warm around it
and I felt safe.

I knew that nothing can harm me if I stay near it.


You could probably break this up, and decide what tense you want. If you want past, change "can" and "stay" to "could" and "stayed". As most of the poem goes with it, that's probably what I'd do. I'd rewrite it:

I knew
That nothing could harm me
If I stayed near it.

I also agree with Lollipop, but I'd split it into three lines.

As I stare into it,
My determination builds up,
And I sing.

Other than that, good job.
"You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand." Leonardo Da Vinci

<YWS><R1>




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 890
Reviews 49
Hey, really good job with this poem, it works really well. All the one liners sounded good. But in the second last line I dont think you need the work "again" but thats your choice, good job with it all.



Remember: the plot is nothing more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.
— Ray Bradbury