A Lesson Learned
Fire Burns in Poetry
I thought I knew --
I felt the flame,
Never guessing the heat
Was from a single candle.
I felt the flame,
Never guessing the heat
Was from a single candle.
Then the sky exploded.
My skin scorched,
My eyes blinded,
My heart flew free.
Slowly my skin healed,
My sight returned,
The night sky darkened,
But my heart -- forever gone.
Too late I understood
The heat from a universe
Of burning candles,
Too late to keep my heart.
Published by L. Lee Scott
Studied archaeology, linguistics, classical music,psychology, and beauty; worked in environmental monitoring & compliance. Love dogs and always have at least one! I'm a member of the largest national dog bre... View profile
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12 Comments
Post a CommentI'm glad your flame still burns, Mike. You and your wife are doing wonderfully well!
Lyrical and lovely!
nice one!
Been there, done that. Very beautiful and captivating.
VEry very poetic my dear friend. I relate.
Very good poetry. Very good imagery.
Poetry has a way of doing that to you. Lovely poem.
very good poem
Beautiful poem!
Beautiful poem!