The ForgeA Poem by Michael R. BurchThis is a sonnet about the task of "forging" formal poems, like sonnets. It is also an extended metaphor, with the "gray matter" being the brain, the flame being the forger's passion, etc.The Forge To at last be indestructible, a poem then bend this way and that, and slowly cool of water so contrary just a hiss And then the driven hammer falls and falls. A sound of ancient import, with the ring Originally published by The Chariton Review © 2019 Michael R. Burch |
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Added on November 19, 2019 Last Updated on November 19, 2019 Tags: Traditional Poetry, Formal Poetry, Creation, Writing, Poetry Author
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