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.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Callus Avatar
August 1, 2016 at 2:49 PM
You describe love in such a creative way, Michael; lovely sigo! #7 Regards // paul
Dom Avatar
August 6, 2016 at 10:16 PM
Paul, thank you so much for your high regard of this sijo.
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July 31, 2016 at 4:39 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!
Dom Avatar
August 6, 2016 at 10:16 PM
Hi Andrea, thanks for being the first. I too was intrigued to learn about Vesta - the goddess behind the idiom 'vestal virgins'.
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