sara Etgen-Baker Poet Rhyme

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Poem written for and submitted to "Two Seven Four" Poetry Contest, Charles Messina, Sponsor, August 21, 2025

WATCHING FLICKERING FLAMES-TSF

WATCHING FLICKERING FLAMES-TSF
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amber
beacon
flickers,
offers
comfort
and hope,
time roams.

I watch
flames leap
candle
takes me
back in
time to
my home.

I hear
echoes, 
voices
from past
from those
long since
deceased. 

I smell
mother,
her scent
wafting
through time’s 
boundless 
retreat.

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Andrea Dietrich September 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM Great job in this form. Congratulations

Charles Messina September 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM How nice, Sara. That motherly scent that never seems to fade away. Congratulations on your placement in my contest and thank you for entering! Smiles :) Charlie

Reason A. Poteet August 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM there's something about candlelight that returns the mind to events of significance. Seventy-five years ago, one stormy night, a country doctor cut out a boil on my arm in light of a lantern - he went deeep and I still have the scar. Reason A. Poteet August 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM

Line Gauthier August 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM Love the delicate presentation of this lovely poem ~ the surreal element is well portrayed. sara Etgen-Baker August 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM I deeply appreciate your positive and complimentary words; have a splendid evening, Sara

Deb M August 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM A lovely heart write Sara! Debx sara Etgen-Baker August 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM awww, thank you! Grateful for you, hugs, Sara

Rowena Velasco August 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM Such a tender piece—love how the candle’s flicker carries you through sight, sound, and scent. The ending with your mother’s presence is especially moving. sara Etgen-Baker August 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM thanks for visiting, Rowena, and for your heartfelt comments. Grateful for your presence here on PS, hugs, Sara