Wild Fire

angpd
angpd: WILD FIRE


It starts with just an ember
In the distant forest green
This dim originating glow
By most can not be seen.

The cinders drift from place to place
From the cradle of their birth
Fan out and touch the landscape
To expand its length and girth

From its point of derivation
Flames no one will subdue
Sparks spread now much more quickly
A great fire will ensue.

Flames rise and spread, consuming
Most all that's in their path
A blaze of red and orange
A flaming fiery wrath.

Now totally engulfed by flames
The hillside's all aglow
The flames now reach the valley
And the town that's just below.

But there's no engines now enroute
No one to save the day.
The flames allowed to jump the road
Seize all that's in their way.

Crowds gather round, as they will do
Where flames are most profound
Mere observers of the rampage
As the flames dance all around

These viewers aren't indifferent
Not on some sadistic jaunt
You see this happens every year
It's Autumn in Vermont
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WineNSarcasm
WineNSarcasm: Lovely.Mental.Picture.
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angpd
angpd: thanks for your comment. not my normal poem but one of my favorites,
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laydeluck
laydeluck: You write beautifully... paint a picture with words.. Kudos
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angpd
angpd: Thanks for your kind words. I think the best poem i have written, to date, is The Voyage, that can be found on my profile page. If you are interested.
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Saltywater
Saltywater: Good stuff angpd

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