I don't know what happened to yesterday. The day disappeared and then today began. Anyhow I'll post a few today, and will be making my rounds as well. Thanks.
Firestarter
A
soft, whence fall’s
Smolder
dance
Arrives—
Ember’s
sparkling ambiance
Beckons
warming
Transformation—
Blount
care taken,
Consistency
of flame’s altered
Stoke—
Spatial
cloud’s comingled trace,
Merging
each the shift, of aural
And
tactile space—
Blankets
coddle knees pressed high
Wiggled
digits peak beneath veil’s
Shroud—
Eyelids
shade to flicker’s light
As
lips expand fascia’s rosy,
Dimpled
cheek—
One
solitary source of warmth
Dwarfed
by solidarity of loving
touch—
Communication
of mythic lore
Without
a word spent tween’ the two
In
harmony
The
heart persists long past fire quells
Where
darkness lays fractured
From
embrace’s illuminating spell
Well Fred, the gentle hope that emanates from your beautiful poem creates a fire for the reader. As the season leads us to winter (already arrived here) it is enticing to focus on the transforming heat of the hearth's (heart's) fire rather than the icy world. The veil lifts and gives a glimpse of possibility. The second to last stanza is gorgeous, the harmony what all lovers desire. The final stanza brought to mind the movie Howl's Moving Castle. It's about a wizard beholden to a fire demon and a woman who has a spell cast on her by a jealous witch. Do you know it? If not I don't want to spoil anything by telling you how the stories and your poem entwined in my mind. Affecting poetry as ever, you delight and amaze me.
ReplyDeleteAwwww all nice and touchy feely today, literally. haha is a great feeling though not having to say a word yet so much is going on between the two, well said.
ReplyDeleteAnna thanks, great interpretation. I've never seen that movie and that is an oddity in itself, as I seem to see almost everything that comes out. Will definitely have to check it out.
ReplyDeletePat, thanks, a bit, it just came to me so I wrote it up. Glad you enjoyed the piece.
Sorry for the delay in responding, I've had time challenges lately-lol and just caught that I missed these, probably are others as well. Will try to get to them as well. Thanks again