Late Night Fire

from dying embers
and spitting sparks of damp logs
two flames come alive
emitting an orange glow
entangled they start to blaze

© Kim M. Russell, 2016

late-night-fire

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My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #11 fireplace

This month Chèvrefeuille has already introduced us to four Tanka Writing Techniques: Mystery and Depth, Appropriate Statement, Elegant Beauty and Technique Conviction of Feeling, all of which we can use for today’s prompt, ‘fireplace’. Chèvrefeuille says that it’s one of the most romantic places, which he has demonstrated with a tanka of his own:

red wine
sparkles in crystal glasses
flames grow
temperature is rising
intense French kiss

© Chèvrefeuille

 

8 thoughts on “Late Night Fire”

      1. YES! We Westerners are soooo verbose. We entangle our words with too much repetition, too. I first found ‘flashers’…100/200 word stories and that made me appreciate what was necessary and what wasn’t. But haiku, tanka and haibun are just wonderful forms for writing sparse an having impact with every word.

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