Flame!
Smoldering, insentient heat
Burning, blazing orange coal under feet
A heart skipping to an unheard beat
Mixing, entwining, twirling in sheets
Cheek to cheek, flesh mixed with sticky
Body heat!
A mind trying but finding it so hard to speak
Red, pulsating, fiery hot
Brown thigh to brown thigh the right spot!
A sound on the wind, a sudden stop
Racking spasms an insatiable spot!
Matter to matter a great play
Blues to jazz on the same day
A satisfaction so profound I can only say
Flame!
3 March 2010
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Submitted on April 11, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAAXXAXBBXBCCCX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 484 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 1 |
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