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heart burns
burns bright
bright sun
sun light
light waves
waves rise
rise above
above I
I, stunned
stunned, still
still, silent
silent strikes
strikes, burns
burns heart
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Paul Stewart
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Comments (10)
So clever and well done Paul. Also, has your challenge started yet? I can't find it and I'm looking forward to it!!
Oh, this is fun and clever! Thank you for sharing :-D xx
I really like this style that you use with the repeating word! So creative, pal! Such a great piece and your author's note made me LOL!
This has to be the best Author’s Notes ever! Lol. Loved this format and your poem! 🍩🥐
Elegantly accomplished.
😊👏You love your word play don’t you! I usually just take some quick-eze when I get heartburn, but you like to make semi tautograms about it! Each to their own.😆
Loved the play on words here. It felt like a game of connect the dots that reveals a hidden picture. Well done!
I may be mistaking your intention, but my reading is valid as mine, and this feels like a poem of rejection in my heart.
Reminded me a bit of word association in such a cool way :)
Very fluid; I quite enjoyed this poem!