Vesta

At this hearth, in the furnace of each person, we each must learn To go beyond fanning the flames, to be grounded in its needs. Upon this earth coal will flame, love, and meld us each into each.

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Paul Callus

Date: 8/1/2016 2:49:00 PM

You describe love in such a creative way, Michael; lovely sigo! #7 Regards // paul

Michael Dom
Date: 8/6/2016 10:16:00 PM

Paul, thank you so much for your high regard of this sijo.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/31/2016 4:39:00 PM

wow, I learned something new today. WEnt to look up the title word Vesta and saw it was goddess of hearth and home. A very nice way to portray love! Can't believe I am first to comment here!

Michael Dom
Date: 8/6/2016 10:16:00 PM

Hi Andrea, thanks for being the first. I too was intrigued to learn about Vesta - the goddess behind the idiom 'vestal virgins'.