The great extinguisher by FlamesDragoness at All poetry

Hate is easy,

love takes courage.

Damn straight,

dead on and right.

How morbid

and tempting

it is to watch

a soul on fire.

Frightening

and lurid

spell-binding

the eyes;

afraid to look

away,

damned to

behold the sight.

A sigh,

of huge relief

when hands

of noble grace arrive.

The firm strength

of love

finger-tip mercies

pulling us through

the darkest of plights

despite

our trembling insides

Love

is our fire.

Hate the Great

Soulful Extinguisher.

Author notes

WRiting Prompt: Picture: Hate is Easy...love is hard.

I am always fascinated by how popular those tv shows are where people are in turmoil,
and the crowd is tearing them apart....and the stories are just plain..what the hell
horrifying and you pray they don't live next to you.....

or how about when we are all late for work,
because we have to LOOK at the accident on the highway!

Lair of Dragon Writing Prompt.

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TerrifiedSky
May 18

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How morbid

and tempting

it is to watch

a soul on fire.

Frightening

and lurid

spell-binding

the eyes;

afraid to look

away,

damned to

behold the sight.

This is where you found your stride in this poem. The first stanza, while I understand why it's there, doesn't really give the opening wow factor that one expects. The end however... amazing.

Love

is our fire.

Hate the Great

Soulful Extinguisher

Wow, just wow.

Much love,
Jessica
still.she.waits
May 10

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excellent. I absolutely LOVE the second and third stanza. love the imagery in this, especially at the end.

Frightening
and lurid
spell-binding
the eyes;
afraid to look
away,
damned to
behold the sight.

kind of reminds me of the song Love potion No. 9
Dead creature
May 4
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Well done
vampedvixen
November 13, 2008

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This is so true and the open hearted and open minded lesson that you put forth through your words makes me think that you are both a person of wise character and a beautiful soul. The only way we will ever completely get rid of the hate in this world is if we start to love one another as we were meant to and as the universe demands ofus.
XXxFAKExXx
November 7, 2008
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amazing poem<3
Blue-Eyed-Brittany
November 2, 2008
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So True
This poem really demonstrates how hate is easy and love is hard...Good Job
nature mithya
October 31, 2008
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I wonder why God created beauty?
So that men get slain by it
or
Women dangle this in temptation like the apple.
Either way it is the men who suffer and burn.
Love shooting cupid arrows.
True hate has no place in our soul.
In short:
God loves women more then men.
Lol
When I meet God I will ask, till then congrats for the lovely write.
AsIThink
October 30, 2008

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Excellently done...
Whew! Wow did you get me with that note in your AN's: "or how about when we are all late for work,
because we have to LOOK at the accident on the highway!" And while I don't know if the gawking in this case has anything to do with 'hate', it all definately makes us late; and seems painfully wrong unless we being 'pulled on' to offer assistance in any small or large way that we can. Your piece here is incredibly important and not at all what I thought I'd read (smiling: well, because of your running 'war' theme between those 'feindish' creatures of the night...haha). This write had me nodding my head in complete agreement. "Hate the Great/Soulful Extinguisher"...how about that?

AsIThink...
moluv10
October 30, 2008

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i love this! You write with a passion and i feel your words in this wonderful poem. Great take on the prompt. best of luck in the contest.
TrippinBTM
October 29, 2008
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I like it a lot! But... "hands of noble"? it's kind of jarring and unnatural.
Draig aine
October 29, 2008
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thumbs up
well thought out, good luck
FlamesDragoness
October 29, 2008
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IN America, when we are late for work...typically
because there is an accident on the road...
and we all brake to see it!

it's horribly morbid don't you think,
and when the fire dept. or police
arrive....we do sincerely hope no one is hurt
and they get help immediately....and then
we brake to peek...and drive off to work.
I always try to uplift a prayer myself.
Kiddy
October 29, 2008

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Love is our fire... True! Hate is easy - Very true.. sometimes when I am feeling down after having firing people angrily with harsh words, I will go for some philosophical poems that would bring my disturbed cool down... this poem philosophizes me not to hate anyone without knowing who they are...
Thanks again
Love
Kiddy