Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘fire’.
You walk in and the air goes thin,
a match struck low against my skin.
I’ve been embers, banked and slow,
waiting for the wind to blow.
Your hand …. a spark. Your mouth …. a flame.
I forget my guarded name,
forget the walls I built from ice,
forget the caution of looking twice.
Surround my soul, my body too.
I was tinder, built for you.
Let the fire burn where it will ….
I was never meant to sit still.
NAR©2026
This is “Burnin’ For You” by Blue Oyster Cult
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated, and is not to be used without permission. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
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that’s really cool Nancy, it’s real…
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Really real. Thanks Dylan. 😎
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Need to watch my BP!
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Haha! Thanks, Di!
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Wow! Just wow!
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Read this to your wife tonight. 😄
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If youth only knew, if age only could.
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Age is only mind over matter; if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter! 😂
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Damn! Those were the days…😉
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Were?? I think we need to have a little sit-down, Liz. 😁
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I think I need a fan…
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🪭 There ya go, sis. 😊 Thanks! 🥰
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Wow! This is very passionate, you’ve nailed this one!!!
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Thanks, Brother! It hit the spot for me too! ❤️🔥
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H.O.T.!!!!
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WOOT! WOOT! 🧯
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This sizzles, Nancy!
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Ooh! Thanks Esther! So pleased you like it. 🤩
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Wow, I haven’t heard this song since way back when … a superb soundtrack for your “super fiery” poem my friend …
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Thanks, my dear Ivor! I wanted a different sound and BOC fit the bill but I must say …. I’ve always loved this Jose Feliciano cover more than the original. It’s so good! 🎶🔥💙
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Always my musical pleasure my dear friend 🥰🤗🌏🎶😎
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Mine was spicy, but yours is super nova hot! Very good poem, and I like the song, too. 🙂
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I loved yours, Barbara, and I was thinking when I read it how we were on the same wavelength. So glad you enjoyed both my poem and the song. It’s a classic track from Blue Oyster Cult. 😎
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Wow 😍 that’s passion .
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Sizzling, baby! 🔥 Thanks so much, Maggie 🥰
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Phew, between the image and the poem, I am burning up.
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That makes two of us!
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Scorchio Nance ❤️🔥- love it – these lines in particular – ‘Surround my soul, my body too.
I was tinder, built for you.’🙌
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Call the bucket brigade, Ange! It’s a hottie! 👨🏼🚒 So glad you enjoyed my poem. It was fun getting lost in this one 🤩
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🤣🧊
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What a passionate poem
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Yes, it is! Thanks, Sadje!
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My pleasure 😍
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