We were never meant to be monotone
Never intended for shapelessness, obscurity
We are mirror watchers, birds of prey
Raging, the way a river will after a storm
Rambling down the very same path that they did
With a carelessness that was born of need
Seeking to capture a wisdom that can be ours alone
No, we were never meant to be monotone!

We will set the world aflame with our words
And watch as mundane matters fall to ash
We’ll see ourselves in one another's eyes, wild
And wanting, scared and knowing, and - free
We were intended, birthed, to be as lightning
Brave and erratic, dangerous in our own simplicity
As we split the sky and personify the thunder, heard
Yes, as we set the world aflame with our words!

We’ll dance with wild abandon through the night
Moving to the rhythm of the fire as it flickers
Crying out, bleeding out, sending ourselves out
Into the unforgiving world that we’ve hidden from
Soaring into the vast purple blue of our twilight
Rejoicing then in the freedom of near insanity
And showing glimpses of ourselves as the sky alights
Oh! how wildly we will dance through the night!

Yes, we were meant... for this.

[comments] => 21 [counter] => 550 [topic] => 69 [informant] => Silent-No-More [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 86 [ratings] => 30 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => poets )

Of Poets & Fire Contributed by Silent-No-More on Thursday, 2nd February 2006 @ 09:55:48 PM in AEST Topic: poets We were never meant to be monotone Never intended for shapelessness, obscurity We are mirror watchers, birds of prey Raging, the way a river will after a storm Rambling down the very same path that they did With a carelessness that was born of need Seeking to capture a wisdom that can be ours alone No, we were never meant to be monotone! We will set the world aflame with our words And watch as mundane matters fall to ash We’ll see ourselves in one another's eyes, wild And wanting, scared and knowing, and - free We were intended, birthed, to be as lightning Brave and erratic, dangerous in our own simplicity As we split the sky and personify the thunder, heard Yes, as we set the world aflame with our words! We’ll dance with wild abandon through the night Moving to the rhythm of the fire as it flickers Crying out, bleeding out, sending ourselves out Into the unforgiving world that we’ve hidden from Soaring into the vast purple blue of our twilight Rejoicing then in the freedom of near insanity And showing glimpses of ourselves as the sky alights Oh! how wildly we will dance through the night! Yes, we were meant... for this. Copyright © Silent-No-More ... [ 2006-02-02 21:55:48] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment. That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Benny14 on Thursday, 2nd February 2006 @ 11:14:16 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) just thought id let you know that this is my favorite poem ive read to date on this website, incredibly well done

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Friday, 3rd February 2006 @ 06:06:09 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) OMG, Snemmers!!! Thank goodness for inspiration, lightning bolts, old writes, Maria, & you because this truly is inspirational. You have such a wonderful & spellbinding way of wording the truth. You have given a compliment to everyone that surpasses words, yet...yet...the words are there I see them. Amazing. I already told you earlier you made my day and now you've have succeeded in doing so again. Thank you. Tim :-)

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Eternal_Dreamer on Friday, 3rd February 2006 @ 03:22:24 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) WoW Snemmy absolutely sensational. An inspiring piece of poetry penned to perfection. Your work is always amazing and u always leave ur reader in awe. Well done. A thank u to Maria for inspiring such a remarkable write. *warm hugs* ~sue~

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Saturday, 4th February 2006 @ 12:17:19 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) A truely excellent write! We never meant to be monotone, and that is again an expression of a true poet. The blood of a revolution flows within this poem, and I can not sit still and not applaud passion. I loved it! - SCM

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Vampirequeen on Saturday, 4th February 2006 @ 01:54:46 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) what could i say unbeleiveable. great job

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 07:13:22 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) What a wonderful poet you are.Not just in such exquiste writing but perhaps more importantly,in the soul.This is a spine-tingling rallying-call,to pick up a pen and write, Den

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by faith_my_eyes on Wednesday, 8th February 2006 @ 01:14:59 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) You never cease to amaze me. Excellent explanation of the release and freedom poetry provides.

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Willofree on Wednesday, 8th February 2006 @ 05:13:31 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) I am awed and humbled by the caliber and potency of this creation. This poem is a work of art. Quite frankly, I don't think anyone surpasses your talent. I wish I could write like that! Masterfully crafted, Snemmy Will

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Thursday, 9th February 2006 @ 08:20:11 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Beautifully composed work. J

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Vampirequeen on Thursday, 9th February 2006 @ 06:01:41 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) awsome piece snelly. hugs

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Wachumiri on Thursday, 16th February 2006 @ 04:11:17 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Excelent! Poetry at it's best. The third stanza stands out to me most. I'll have to come back and read it again. Take care. David

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Spazzo on Thursday, 16th February 2006 @ 06:59:27 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) This is a really beautiful poem. Take care. Scott

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Man_On_High on Sunday, 19th February 2006 @ 12:18:47 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) First... Forgive me my tardiness snemmy- You set the stage..in the 1st stanza: "Seeking to capture a wisdom that can be ours alone" ...and personify in the 2nd with: "Brave and erratic, dangerous in our own "simplicity" In closing..you travel on into the improbable future with such confidence in the 1st and final lines of stanza 3: "We’ll dance with wild abandon through the night" and... "Rejoicing then in the freedom of near insanity" Your poem has a feel of some great myth.. It's bloody fantastic!! Sincerely.. Billy

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Sunday, 19th February 2006 @ 03:08:02 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Definately one of your best! What inspires me most about this piece is the way it makes ME feel, like one of a very special breed....poets. We are truely set apart, in both our strangeness and our simplicity. I live and breathe fire when I read this. Thank you for making me feel so special, me and a whole wonderful breed apart!!!

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by BSteel on Sunday, 26th February 2006 @ 08:24:19 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) this epitmozes american philosphy in many aspects very free yet flowing and lasting

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by lostinmyself on Sunday, 26th February 2006 @ 09:46:14 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) I cannot tell you how suprised I was to see Jarred's comment on this. I tell you something now Chris, I couldn't write like this. I never have been able to, and I will never love my words as much as I love yours, and Jarred's and...everyones. I couldn't compare. The first stanza of this is marvelous! I love how you use the first and last lines of each stanza, through the whole of the poem, and it caught me from the first line and I had to read the lot, and hearing it too, it was just wonderful. You read just as I would expect you to. That last line is just fantastic. It really ends the poem wonderfully. Great write, my friend. *hugs tons* Phil xxx (Who has some catching up to do, it seems)

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Tuesday, 7th March 2006 @ 06:27:25 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) An incredibly layered and rich epic, a fantastic tapestry of metaphor and message.

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Spike on Tuesday, 14th March 2006 @ 05:56:00 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Snem, Colour my world, baby - keep posting such gems! Spike

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Craze on Thursday, 20th April 2006 @ 01:39:01 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) You did a wonderfully great job and enjoyed reading this.

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by Craze on Tuesday, 1st August 2006 @ 01:14:05 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) no offense but this poem is boring but i can feel the hard work or just maybe the true meaning goes over my head sometimes

Re: Of Poets & Fire (User Rating: 1 ) by JamesStockdale on Wednesday, 9th September 2020 @ 12:35:02 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Awesome indeed...