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Category Archives: Fire
Blue Rose
And in those days he gave me A blue rose I did not know it’s meaning And I held it in my hand His eyes were deep and begged me Silent still to understand A castle is a cold place … Continue reading
I Once Lived
I once lived On a world where the sea Was inky black And the moon wept blood For the savagery of the tide And there I would reside even now Had not I fell Through the galaxy and firmament To … Continue reading
Burning
Burning without and within Purifying this stain My history draws out the blood Of those misguided and misunderstood Who stood before the flame And knew its name An acolyte I freely fall Before an altar I can’t see And yet … Continue reading
Posted in Fire
Tagged acolyte, belief, faith, flame, hope, redemption, religion, Spiritual
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Oath
I make this solemn oath today That from your side I will not stray My sword is yours and I obey And I will never sway Oh little child within my care You’ll sleep content Know I am there They … Continue reading
New Year’s Face
What shall it be Your new year’s face? Wipe away the past Without a trace Let yourself rise A brand new you Defined by what You say and do The past is gone So don’t look back The mirror lies … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Poetry
Tagged choice, hope, identity, New Year's Day, self respect, self-image
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Not Quite A Mirror
Each not quite a mirror To the other See them stand Beautiful and half pre-planned Half chaos as they see A stronger mimicry Not quite a mirror but close enough If either calls the other’s bluff I wonder what we’ll … Continue reading
Am I Free?
Am I free? The thought has not occurred Before to me Yet could it be? My cage is cool But did I build it Back in school A little fool? Or did I see At my parents’ side The litany … Continue reading
Birth
Wearing the face you held Before you were born You come into this world Fully formed The woman in the child Awaiting the time To flower Like a new star in the cosmos Flaming bright You are too precious to … Continue reading
Glow
How they glow Secrets you may know If you’re very quiet If you take this slow All these wonders You too can know How the fire Warms their hearts Somewhere you can wander Somewhere you can start Under the canopy … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Poetry
Tagged fire, glow, inspiration, intoxication, mushrooms, secrets
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We Burn
We seek the tree Axis mundi Centrepiece of all reality We seek On dried land it dwells Parched of life force As souls that fell Dwindle down Into private hells We make our pledges All we can learn From sacrifice … Continue reading
