Butterfly poetry collection
Ice and Fire: Poetic Contrasts
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Chill and Blaze:
Ice is chill, cold and bright,
Fire blaze, fierce and light.
One freezes with a silent might,
The other burns, in the night.
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Frost and Flame:
Ice frost, a glistening view,
Fire flame, a fiery hue.
One preserves with a quiet grace,
The other consumes, every place.
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Glacier and Inferno:
Ice glacier, grand and white,
Fire inferno, blazing bright.
One endures with a patient heart,
The other ignites, every part.
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Chill and Heat:
Ice is chill, cold and white,
Fire is heat, fierce and bright.
One freezes with a silent touch,
The other burns, hot and much.
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Frost and Flame:
Ice is frost, a still expanse,
Fire is flame, a dynamic dance.
One preserves with a calming light,
The other ignites, in the night.
Comparisons
Cold and Heat:
Ice, it chills with frozen touch,
Fire, it burns with passion's clutch.
Ice, it stills with quiet might,
Fire, it blazes, fierce and bright.
Comparisons
Both together, nature's force,
In their balance, set our course.
Ice and fire, strong and true,
Teach us balance, old and new.
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