Burnt Offerings
incendiary words build flames
that never die down
remaining in sleeping embers
waiting only for wind and warmth
the slightest spark falling from lips
creates a conflagration
that scorches all
©2024 Noreen Braman
Birthdays Bashed
The signatory yearly event
remembrance of first breaths of life
adding up the time
congratulating achievements
and regretting missteps
especially as life lengthens the past
and reduces time for the future
so many candles reduced to ash.
©2024 Noreen Braman
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