BELL BOOK AND CANDLE


Amber candles flicker,   diamond thoughts arise 
Clear as stars of heaven       brighter still,  
           than sun and light.  
Golden memories  * Sacred Journeys  
Prayers, Chants, Sunlit temples of long ago !   
Running streams of consciousness 
as smooth as chocolate liquor.  
Stantienite nights of pure embroil 
Bell, Book and Candle  
You don't need a handbook, 
When you can sense the light.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Rodgers Avatar
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Dear Rose, I feel an immersion into a state of pure, intense spiritual flow. It feels like you’ve reached a point where ritual ("Bell, Book and Candle") is no longer necessary because the direct connection, that inner light, is so clear and immediate. It’s a wonderful statement about trusting intuition over instruction. Autumn Blessings, Dear Rose, Daniel
DiMino Avatar
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
All knowledge of feeling and directives in the light. We need only be open to immediate, full contact. Amazing poetry.
Rolland Avatar
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
i can't resist the chocolate liquor, your poem touched me nicely, thanks poet Rose
Rose  Avatar
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
lol I love chocolate liquor not sure if it fits in the theme of the poem but heh, I've bee known to break a rule or two when it comes to poetry lol
Jones Avatar
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Did you see my soupmail?
Rose  Avatar
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
lol I just saw it this very morning Karen, thankyou I replied to you
Buhagiar Avatar
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Excellent. I saw the film a long time ago. Maybe I'll watch it again tomorrow. Loved both the film and especially the poem. Hugs.
Rose  Avatar
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
thank you dear Victor, for your comment. Yes I saw the film a long time ago maybe its time to watch it again lol
Etgen-Baker Avatar
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
beautiful and flowing.....loved the last two lines....faving
Rose  Avatar
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
thanks you dear Sara
Jones Avatar
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Love the phrasings in this like “diamond thoughts” and “sunlit temples” and those ending lines are perfect! Beautiful writing Vie! Hugs on your recent family loss.
Rose  Avatar
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Thank you dear heart, I'm hoping to see you come Wed. please let me know love
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