Bonfire

A night of cold and inky night,

A lone bonfire glowing bright,

Projecting on faces a eery light.

 

Around the fire all sorts of fellows,

Telling stories, singing songs and of course,

Eating marshmellows.

 

The warm cozy fire, everyone is snug,

Only wood it burns, and the occasional mesmerized bug,

Everyones coacoa steaming in its mug.

 

For a night, differences are put aside,

Bad deeds forgotten, grudges set to light,

The power of a fire radiates through the nght,

And the odd scary story to give the kids a fright.

 

Now everyone's content and falling asleep,

So silent, nothing around dares make a peep,

Except the occasional bleet for a hair brained sheep.

 

The fire dies down and turns to embers,

And part of the group all are members.

 

Such a great night no one will doubt,

 

A family is born,

 

As the embers die out.

 

 

 

Reviews

[Meghan]

This was great. It reminded me of my childhood summers spent camping with my cousins. The last two lines are so powerful and really leave the poem hanging with you. Great job with this!

[Coyote Poetry]

A very good story in your poem. Camp outs do allow people to know each other and become friends. I like the way you told the story.
"For a night, differences are put aside,
Bad deeds forgotten, grudges set to light,
The power of a fire radiates through the nght,
And the odd scary story to give the kids a fright."
Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Mr. ECHO]

i like it. very nice.

[Coffee Vampier]

You truly are an amazing write with such skill.I really felt the power of this poem. :)

[TJ]

Wonderful piece Brian. Shows unity, togetherness and a general warmth amongst humankind

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Enjoyed reading this, nice:)

Yas

[Juliet]

"A family is born, as the embers die out" BEAUTIFUL! Stunning write, intense words that leave you DYING for more. Amazingly written and wonderfully described, now I REALLY want some marshmallows!

[EMF]

This is perfect on every level. I can't find a single thing wrong with it. And I looked.