a lone ember rose into the darkness, floating away in the night
searching for some tinder or spark to ignite
traveling for miles, a passion burning within
with the air that it needed to rekindle a flame
searching divine supplication to replenish its strength
settling into some kindling to recapture its breath
creating a smoulder to salvage new life
stirring and brewing to flicker a light
from a desire to survive, an innate need to burn
clinging to the heat it felt when first it was born
carrying the weight and exigency, simply to be
encouraging the fire and the passion in me
I am that ember floating away on the breeze
when the pain took ahold, and brought me to my knees
a small fire remained, deep inside it took start
allowing the purging and cleansing of my heart
disposing the refuge, saying goodbye to the past
only then, could I be made new, claiming a new start
although the fire seemed diminished, inside it burned hot
renewing what was important, things the blaze had forgotten
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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from death into life
Young Aldin of Wiloh had never contemplated death. It was almost strange — so many around him had the tendency to obsess over it, to clamor and claw almost desperately at their own perceptions of the end to know death as much as they could: when it would come, why it would come, where it would take them when it did.
By angela hepworth4 days ago in Fiction
Comments (10)
Keli - I love this. Traveling for miles, a passion burning within. Nicely Done!!!
Very thought provoking
Renewal is important. Well spoken.
Very nice, and the rhyme made it!!!
Your flame poetries inspire to to write one. Its true flying Ember ignites sparks in flames
Revitalizing! I really love the look of this too, no caps and no punctuation. Sweet poetry, Kelli. ⚡💙⚡
We all need to find a way to renew ourselves somehow. Good job.
Pure perfection! Go gurl! 💪🏾💕
inner strength!!! love it
brings back some bittersweet memories. GREAT poem