Poetry prompt reclaim rekindle rebirth for Poets and story tellers united
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A Flame
I lay down
my old year’s baggage
heavy, worn, fading.
I craft a makeover
of my mind,
feeling reborn,
reclaiming my life.
A flame flickers,
hesitant at first,
then bursts
a flash of the dance of life.
Fragile, fierce,
it flares, fades,
rekindles,
pirouetting in the quiet dark.
I nurture this flame,
this silent poetry,
swift sparks spinning
passion purified in light.
It illuminates me.
I carry it forward;
it will carry me
through the new year,
through every unfolding moment.
Marja, you had a right idea right at the beginning.
ReplyDeleteWill the flame need nourishing all the new year?
I'm reading as if once it gets going good it will
keep on burning.
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That would be great Jim I have a feeling though that if you don't watch it, it might die down :)
Deletepassion purified and silent poetry... that really is a grand rekindling!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! May the dancing flame of your inner poetry find new music and more glorious words!
ReplyDeleteYou express it well, Marja. A make-over of the mind is really the most important feature of fresh starts and new beginnings.
ReplyDeleteMay the flame carry you through the new year....send some over to the rest of us !
ReplyDeleteswift pirouetting poetry! It is a mind thing! May it keep rekindling!
ReplyDeleteI love that this reads like guided meditation. The tone is enthralling and catching, and the message is one I can certainly get behind. I'm all for things that can carry me forward.
ReplyDeleteLove the images and idea of lighting a flame for the new year! Oh, what we can do with that spark.
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ReplyDeleteYour old year's baggage getting replaced by a flame of life which will hopefully carry you through the new year. I like that.
Loved the imagery! Fire can be seen as an agent of renewal. :)
ReplyDelete"I nurse this flame
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swift pirouetting spikes
passion purified"
Lovely imagery in this, Marja!
The flame of poetry enlightens. I like!
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