We've waltzed previously with the gentle pitter-patter of Rain and swirled in the ethereal embrace of Wind. Now, dear readers, we ignite the third spark in our sextet of verses, kindling the flames of imagination with "Fire."
This blazing composition scorches the page, illuminating the primal force that both nurtures and consumes. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of inspiration, this freeverse poem crackles with intensity, its embers glowing with the passion of creative expression.
Prepare to be engulfed by the warmth of words as we stoke the literary hearth, fanning the flames of our ongoing exploration of nature's raw power and beauty.
Fire
Embers of memory ignite,
consuming the scaffolding of yesterdays.
Childhood laughter turns to ash,
first kisses crumble like charred paper.
Flame-tongued prophets lick at the edges of reason,
their smoky whispers curl around our minds,
promising revelation in the heart of the blaze.
Ash-grey doubts crumble in the inferno’s wake,
certainties we clung to reduced to cinders.
The heat blisters our skin, our thoughts,
peeling away layers of pretence and pride.
We are forged in this crucible,
our spirits tempered by the relentless heat
of a world ablaze with possibility and peril.
In the dancing shadows cast by the flames,
we see our true selves reflected,
twisted, elongated, but undeniably real.
The fire consumes, yet it also illuminates,
revealing truths long hidden in the darkness.
We emerge, phoenix-like, from the ashes,
reborn in the crucible of transformation,
our souls etched with the memory of flames.
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