A World In Flames

Ah, the infamous olympic flame

Bright and bold, spirit never forgotten,
Close to our hearts, it inspires gold.

Around the world it travels, final destination awaits

Bringing unity not to a nation, but to the world.
Competition: it ignites an athlete’s dream.

A feeling indescribable, a spark in our eyes,

Believe: olympic dreams each day fulfilled,

Celebration from coast to coast.

Alive the spirit kept, a nation dressed in gold

Beyond the lighting cauldron, burning flame,

Could not a victory ever be foretold.

Ah, the infamous olympic flame
Bright and bold, spirit never forgotten,
Close to our hearts, it inspires gold.

By Mara A.

This is an example of an ABC poem. An ABC poem is made up of a series of lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. Lines are made up of words and phrases. The first word of line one begins with an A, the first word of line two begins with a B etc. The way such a poem is written is left to the author's interpretation. It can be written in several ways; one way is my example (stanzas with three lines, each line starting with A, B and C in alphabetical order). Another example would be a poem with twenty-six lines, first line starting with an A, next line with a B, the line after with a C etc., and the last starting with a Z. A World In Flames is a poem which creates a mood, a picture AND a feeling. Through the use of adjectives, and literary devices, the mood may be described as being very light, almost dream-like. The picture this poem creates is that of a burning flame, which never ceases burn out; a flame which inspires people and reminds them about the spirit of the olympics. The feeling this poem evokes is that of joy, and happiness and the sense of unity. It reminds us of how proud we should be of the athletes that have sacrificed so much on this journey towards fulfilling their olympic dreams, and how proud we should be of our country (Canada set many olympic records, as well as a record-setting 14 gold medals)! Some of the literary devices used in this poem are: alliteration (bright and bold; celebration from coast to coast), assonance (...it inspires...; ...final destination awaits bringing unity; competition it ignites; etc.), metaphors (it inspires gold; it ignites an athletes dream; etc), and many more. I wrote this poem to remind everyone of the symbolic meaning of the olympic flame and to corroborate my theme of the olympics.