(24 June 1842 - 26 December 1913 / Horse Cave Creek, Ohio)

poet Ambrose Bierce
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Alone

In contact, lo! the flint and steel,
By sharp and flame, the thought reveal
That he the metal, she the stone,
Had cherished secretly alone.

Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Edited: Thursday, April 05, 2012


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  • Titi Dale (4/5/2013 5:55:00 PM)

    Short and sweet :) couldn't ask for anything better!

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  • Malcolm Wakeman (4/5/2012 12:54:00 AM)

    The sparks are flying here!

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  • Li Ying (7/13/2011 2:57:00 AM)

    I personally thought Ambrose Bierce's ' alone ' is very good poem. short, simple but meaningful!

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  • Juan Olivarez (4/5/2011 3:36:00 PM)

    Perchance did you mean flint and steel, or have you not discovered fire in your life?

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  • Michael Pruchnicki (4/5/2011 3:34:00 PM)

    The joke's on us, lads and lasses! Google the identity of Booley Fito!

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  • Fiona Lochhead (4/5/2010 2:25:00 PM)

    When 'he' and 'she' come together they create something special!

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  • JOSEPH POEWHIT (4/5/2010 5:36:00 AM)

    True, how one spark can kindle a great fire. Though, GOD created it all.

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  • Terence George Craddock (4/5/2010 4:08:00 AM)

    Interesting, in contact with skill 'lo! the flint and steel', produce the sparks that flame the dry tinder to produce fire. The metal and stone, is one of the easiest and quickest traditional survival techniques used to produce fire and definitely was cherished and secretly keep in many early tribal cultures and civilizations. It still fascinates children and hunters or trappers as Ambrose correctly observes. Why do so few explore some of the meanings of these poems?

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  • Ramesh T A (4/5/2010 2:08:00 AM)

    A perfect pair! The poet has very briefly depicted it in this poem!

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  • Fading Heart (4/5/2009 5:04:00 PM)

    I believe this was a great poem in its shortness it had alot of deepth and meaning to it.

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