Fire Brands

with wanton cries of warning
stroke the waning moon
in the tongue licks of bonfire flame

dance oh dance, barefoot upon the loamy breast
of mother,  let swirl within the orb of i
red embers of holy ash

let arms and legs akimbo tilt and rise
to point a beckoning finger to the passing light
milk white upon its sapphire slate 

with wanton cries each man and maid unbraids
playful sirens singing to her opal 
ringed and ringing instruments, shadows

painted the blue-green, black meadow
prancing star-clad round the
bonfire’s flames


*Dear nette i have been missing your moon dances
so I did one for you. I hope you are well and will come
back to us soon.

**This write is a tribute poem to nette's
free verse poem 'Uprooting the heart veins'

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 2/21/2013 6:40:00 PM
Congratulations on a fantastic write, Debbie! I love this! Love, Annalise
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Date: 2/21/2013 4:53:00 PM
Debbie, congratulations in Cyndi's contest for Nette, " Netted by WORDS: HER SILVERED, TENDER WEB" :-( sure missing her loveliness around here. XOX~ LINDA
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Date: 2/20/2013 8:26:00 AM
great poem and beautiful words as always Debbie and congrats on your big win :D, hug, yanny
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Date: 2/19/2013 11:02:00 PM
Wonderful words, Nette wil be so pleased...Seren
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Date: 1/27/2013 11:09:00 PM
A mastery piece dedicated to a lovely lady...I have missed a lot, being away. I wish the best for Nette as well. Blessings. Joy Wells.
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Date: 1/24/2013 9:08:00 AM
i always forget the rating but im going to try to remember dear... Thereb it goes
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Date: 1/24/2013 9:07:00 AM
A beautiful poem from sweet ma to a lovely gal.I'm glad you stopped by.Hope you are doing well dear.The little one is nearly 5 months old now.She's sitting on me not letting me type and trying to pushhh the butttooon :0grr ..big hugs
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Date: 1/23/2013 4:29:00 PM
Only another very good free verse writer could do justice to a free verse poem of Nette's. This is excellent!
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Date: 1/23/2013 4:08:00 PM
Enjoyed reading this eve..I can just see you dancing with arms akimbo..Thanks for stopping by..Sara
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