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A Suzette Swan Arc poem on the theme of Elements of Nature (fire). See my article:

Klein's Vase Verse - A New Poetic Form | PoetrySoup.com


 

watching a naked flame
with its flickering orange hues
warms the cockles of the heart
reminiscing of scenarios
that were never realised—
.
crickets rub their legs together
in a serenade
the friction required -  relentless
like firesticks 
necessary for survival in the bush
a crackling fire within me
an unquenchable longing …
.
a once in a blue moon occurrence
my recall of events drifts 
into the stratosphere—
.
the blue flame of the candle
I once held for you
still burns steadily
in the zero gravity
of reality …

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Date: 6/5/2025 11:24:00 AM
Creative and descriptive lines. Thanks for sharing..Way to go. Sara K
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Suzette Richards
Date: 6/5/2025 2:26:00 PM
Thank you, Sara. :)
Date: 5/17/2025 5:35:00 PM
I can see what you're not saying as well, in your pieces. This touches and resonates with me. A beautiful write, Suzette-
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Suzette Richards
Date: 5/18/2025 1:21:00 AM
Thanks, Paige :)

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