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ways to burn

I
melting metal
softening
glowing fiery orange like the sun
bending

You
blacksmith
branding

At strangest times
I feel the heat of the iron
still

slow burn, slow burn
slow burn, slow burn

(An excerpt from
Ursula Rucker's One Million Ways to Burn)

Rules:

1. Give me a poem that shows only one way to burn.

2. Creativity is required.

3. The length of your poem should be under 30 lines.

4. Have fun!

(Image from lojjic.net)

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on April 25, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 125, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    thank you for participating in my contest...all you guys did a very great job...I was impressed with all your pieces...

Contest Winners

  1. Freeze
    by The Cube 20 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 18 12:19 PM 2008. In Abstract
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. succumbing to the fire
    Like a slippery minnow
    sun-touched at dusk
    by PsydewaysTears 27 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 20 5:59 AM 2008. In Pain, Dark, Love
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. a 1000 splendid suns
    by zillion 60 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 20 9:48 AM 2008. In other
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Burning And Yearning
    Burn up with the desire of fire
    Burn til it kills off your dross
    by 2lullabyhaven 20 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 18 1:52 PM 2008. In Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Bitter
    I reached out to you;
    my heat escaping
    by Metaphorist 17 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 24 5:04 PM 2008. In Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. In The Darkness
    You snatch me
    from my home
    by eltortedequeso 35 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 20 2:15 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. Emotional fire
    Emotions inside boil and bubble,
    And when our tact melts,
    by shadowskill 23 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 18 1:39 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4145329, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • shadowskill
    April 25, 2008
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    thanks!

    thank you for the honourable mention