My room was a house on fire a room — aglow in the red REM disappearing embers dimming into night It was a room of my own preparation kindling split and stacked over yesterday news papers I’d spark It wasn’t a games room it wasn’t a Sunday afternoon…
A Wish for a Time
I wish for a sunkiss to lay in a beam upon the thick pile of a green shag carpet catch the tail of my cat who sweeps it into my face bends an ear into mine then lays in a beam purring up my lips. I wish for a fire’s dance to lay in its…
Light of My Ambience
Quiet darkness is replaced By the warmth of candlelight Casting singularity A couple merge in shadows Your love is a glowing flame I’m mesmerized in your dance. I stare into liquid eyes A moth captured in moonlight. I’m wedded to your ring of fire Every night wine and steak dinner. My life is warm candlelight…
In Memoriam: Mark
You are a light against the darkness You are a path through our maze You are courage in the face of fear You are gone and still are near. You are a hero, a giant, in an epic story You are peace in a world of worry You are the smile that sets the tone…
Botanical Fires
Botanical fire Sparks seeking a season’s soul Red bleeds yellow bright. Flags fly upon a staff Unfurling flashes on blue Lipstick kisses caught. Brushstrokes paint my mind My heart is a canvas Tulips made for you. Turned furled and curled Every bloom has a finish Beauty born of an end. All text and photography ©…
A Study in Yellow ~ No. 2: Bonfire
“A Study in Yellow #2: Bonfire” Your tresses fly in the night Caught in wind They warm me tight Touch my skin Yellow burns to white. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Yellow.”
Circle of Fire … Watchers
Fire ◊ Light ◊ Friendship The glow and heat of its embers; the crack of the timber; the rise of the smoke and sparks. Our primordial DNA ignites and we drift through epochs and are united in the primacy of our existence … and our past. In the that moment, that flicker of fire, our friendships…