Billy Collins
New York City
Monday, January 13, 2003
Flames Comments
Rating: ★3.9
Smokey the Bear heads
into the autumn woods
with a red can of gasoline
and a box of wooden matches.
into the autumn woods
with a red can of gasoline
and a box of wooden matches.
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Dr Antony Theodore
29 September 2020
His brown fur gleams
under the high sun
as his paws, the size
of catcher's mitts,
crackle into the distance.
very good poem. tony
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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak
25 August 2020
Brilliant piece and how it narrates about the flames being brought under control with professional skills 10+++
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Mahtab Bangalee
24 August 2020
Smokey the Bear was a hero to prevent the wildfire and this poem indicated to this history
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Khairul Ahsan
24 August 2020
'He is sick of dispensing
warnings to the careless,
the half-wit camper,
the dumbbell hiker' - loved these lines.
Congratulations on your poem's selection as the 'Modern Poem of the Day'!
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Deluke Muwanigwa
24 August 2020
Lovely. And of course the fire he lit burned both bear and man.
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Mahtab Bangalee
24 August 2019
His ranger's hat is cocked
at a disturbing angle.
His brown fur gleams
under the high sun............/// the flame of anger excellently expressed here
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Ratnakar Mandlik
24 August 2019
Wonderful poetic expressions deserving modern poem of the Day.
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Michael Ejire
24 August 2019
He is sick of dispensing
warnings to the careless,
the half-wit camper,
the dumbbell hiker.
He is going to show them
how a professional does it.
Thanks for sharing
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Anil Kumar Panda
24 August 2019
'He is sick of dispensing
warnings to the careless,
the half-wit camper,
the dumbbell hiker.'.. is so nice. Loved it.10+++++
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Malabika Ray Choudhury
24 August 2019
Wow! This is so good! Such a great humour, Mr. Collins! Thank you.
He is sick of dispensing
warnings to the careless,
the half-wit camper,
the dumbbell hiker.
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Dr Antony Theodore
24 August 2019
He is sick of dispensing
warnings to the careless,
the half-wit camper,
the dumbbell hiker. a very good poem. tony
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Edward Kofi Louis
24 August 2019
'How a professional does It'!
Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
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Jon Lennon
25 September 2014
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain
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Tom Hatch
08 April 2013
Mr. Collins I love your work...I have dog eared all of your books that we have in my Wilton library. It ain't Alexandria but hasn't burnt down so if I see smokey in town I'll dial 911. Love this
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Dr. Eva L. Shaw
03 June 2010
I always did like Smokey the Bear and now I like him more! Great poem.
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