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Wildfire Burning
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Wednesday, July 18, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Wildfire Burning
By John Herlihy

A wildfire is burning,
Raw emotions churning.
Deep within the heart,
To tear its fabric apart.
This is not where I belong,
As if singing another’s song.
Love dressed as fiery passion,
Soon to pass as any fashion.
Tomorrow comes soon enough,
As passion flutters like fluff.
I breathe you in so beautiful,
I breathe you out so pitiful.
Your voice speaks many tongues,
Your wildfire singes my lungs.
The emptiness leaves me hollow,
Cooling shame I must swallow.
The frantic embrace subsides,
Loneliness and loss now resides.
When the raging fire finally dies,
Its dusty ash tells no certain lies.

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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on August 25, 2018
SO, YOU'RE SAYING; IF ONE NEVER LIGHTS THE FIRE...THEN THERE'S NO FIRE TO PUT OUT. HMMMM, WISE...AND YET...TO EACH HIS OWN. THANKS FOR SHARING, MY FRIEND. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on July 18, 2018
A burning tale; love gone awry, our political climate or ...

Cheers,
Dan

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on July 18, 2018
Oh for sure the word play in this one is exacting to be sure. One line gives the reader beauty, the next one horrific pains of being left alone.

Reviewed on July 18, 2018
The burning passion of a love relationship is only good when the fire never ceases. Once the fire dies, the relationship will die with it.

Such a neat poem! I love how you write!

Sandie

Reviewed on July 18, 2018
If I was in a car driving, I'd pull over for this poem so it could pass me by and put that fire out!! Whew!!! (I love it!)

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 18, 2018
This poem stings with a sense of regret. It is not the "heap of burning love," that Elvis sang about.

Ron

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on July 18, 2018
This was a bit confusing to me. I'm not sure I understood it.


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