Feeding the Flames [A Poem for the Community]

Alecsander's picture

Read Left to right, top to bottom.
phrases wrap around.
Done in Microsoft Word.
I was inspired after watching routine broadcast burning up north.

Not particularly written about one deer but I had a few in mind when I was writing the rough drafts at 3 am.

You can probably picture one now. The 'loose cannon', the 'misunderstood rebel', 'the timid doe', the 'tragic past' or merely the 'lonely antagonist' whose minor infractions or 'strange behaviors' can lead to uncontrollable chaos and fan the flames of inspiration for the community. Negative or positive they surely make an impact.

Happiness and calm is fine and dandy, but where would be the diary entries, the poems, the pictures, the passion, the camaraderie without the occasional wild card to stir things up for a short while?

I attempted to convey it all with the simple image of a flickering flame run amok.
When contained they stimulate new growth and rejuvenate the dormant.
Carelessness, however, can lead to long lasting wounds that spread beyond any one person could imagine.

I was also thinking of the forgotten at the end part.
Those characters that had, or did not ever get, their 15 minutes of fame.
The deer whose players were so passionately infatuated with but soon became depressing or tiresome to play.
And, like the flames, their enthusiasm smoldered until they lay forgotten and dormant.

I figure I failed quite badly at capturing all that was reeling in my head so I just wrote it out; it is, however, still a nice sounding little poem about fire.

So I decided to suck it up and post it anyway.
And yes, it does not rhyme. Smiling
3's picture

Such nice alliteration.

Such nice alliteration. &hearts
"And yes, it does not rhyme." .. yes, we have no bananas..

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Kaoori's picture

I like this. I'm not really

I like this. I'm not really good at leaving comments, but I do appreciate poetry, and I love how you shaped it into a flame. Smiling
Ephra's picture

There actually was a time

There actually was a time once when all we had was happiness and calm! Laughing out loud And yet we still produced many fine stories and drawings and made great friends. It's just that the stories then were focused on wonder and exploration in the forest, little daily adventures. Nothing terribly grandiose hehe
ocean's picture

Ooh. And yes, the

Ooh.
And yes, the alliteration rocks.
I think I officially like alliteration now. |D
At least for the moment.
Alecsander's picture

Kaoori- Typing the poem: 10

Kaoori- Typing the poem: 10 minutes.
Attempting to move text to resemble a specific shape: 1/2 hour.
Having people appreciate the effort: Priceless
Smiling

Ephra- I can't help it, I'm such a sucker for 'action' stories. xD
Whenever someone makes an 'evil' or 'quirky' character I get all excited to see where they're going to go with it.
The occasional wonder and exploration pieces are really refreshing now days.

Ocean- Provided you're not being forced to write it right? Eye

ocean's picture

Wonder and exploration piece.

Wonder and exploration piece. Hrm.
If only I had time. D:

...Indeed. D:
I'm not the most poetic. xD
Alecsander's picture

Neither am I really. I can't

Neither am I really.
I can't rhyme.
I use a rhyming dictionary. xD

Alliterations are my best friend. I write my English papers in alliteration sometimes just to see if my professor notices.

hmm... I want to say

hmm...

I want to say something to this, becaus I like this. But I don't have any intelligent words at the moment. I can imagine how tricky it was to get the flame shape in _word_ (hatethisprogrammhateit)

hmm...
I like it, thanks for sharing.
Is that enough for the moment? .__.
Verycrazygirl's picture

This is beautiful... I wish I

This is beautiful...
I wish I had some better words to explain how amazing this is. Thank you for sharing it. <3

Reyy's picture

Whoah. This is so unique and

Whoah.
This is so unique and it flows so well.
Please make more. <3
quaesting's picture

Oh, this is just amazing! So

Oh, this is just amazing! So much love!
Serenai's picture

I love this. Dearly. I love

I love this. Dearly. I love the shape it's in, as well. >_>
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I think you did a great job!

I think you did a great job! With so much to get across, it's understandable you needed some extra phrasing added to the poem, but it was all good. You also bring up a great point, one I've thought about for quite some time now...thanks for giving me the pleasure of savoring your own views!
phantomhelsing's picture

literature/prose buff senses

literature/prose buff senses were tingling...

this, is so freakin' clever. I like how the shape of the poem holds as much meaning and symbolism as the actual writing does. Just ties it all together and makes it very creative.

I tip my hat to you.
Alecsander's picture

Thanks for the compliments

Thanks for the compliments guys. x) I don't think I'll be writing too much poetry in the future though. It's a 'one in a blue moon wake up at 3 am inspired' kind of thing.
Tally's picture

I can't conjure the correct

I can't conjure the correct words to describe this....

But I sure do love it. <3