One Million and One

by Jaymi Lynn   Nov 23, 2012


One million and one stars,
each one carrying a dream.
One million and one stars
that I've rounded to infinity.

One flicker of a flame may start
one million and one fires;
half burning of crimson,
the other million burning sapphire.

One million and one desires inhabiting
each man, all too many wishes too grant
or perhaps too foolish to understand.

Stars and fires and desires and dreams
are rarely the key to anything,
but it only takes one million and one of each
to turn a man of nothing into everything!

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  • 11 years ago

    by Masked metaphor

    One million and one stars,
    each one carrying a dream.
    One million and one stars
    that I've rounded to infinty.
    ^^
    I love the way you have begun this poem with the link to the stars and dreams and how it is countless to the person that wants a granted wish, it creates an image in the readers mind and allows the reader to relate to your thoughts and words. I find this such an effective and beautiful technique to have as a writer!
    spelling error: infinity is missing an 'i'

    One flicker of a flame may start
    one million and one fires;
    half burning of crimson,
    the other million burning saphire.
    ^^
    Wow your use of imagery is so vivid here!
    I love the linkage of fire it was so suitable here!
    I like the two entwining colors!
    Spelling error: Sapphire

    One million and one desires inhabiting
    each man, all too many wishes too grant
    or perhaps too foolish to understand.
    ^^
    I like your use of repetition throughout this poem of the million wishes. It allows the reader to understand the message and meaning of the poem!

    Stars and fires and desires and dreams
    are rarely the key to anything,
    but it only takes one million and one of each
    turn a man of nothing into everything!
    ^^
    This is such a strong and powerful ending!
    I love how you entwined all the themes from the other stanzas into one such as fire, desire and dreams and how you combined them with such a deep meaning and conclusion!

    Great poem!
    thanks for sharing
    5.5 from me