The Billowing Flames



Orange-red flames,
Leapt and danced.
Wood crackled,
Sending sparks flying.
Smoke,
Billowing black.
Scary...
When all was consumed
the bonfire died,
leaving only embers,
glowing.
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Submitted on March 14, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJD
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 167
Words 25
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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