Whisper

Soft and gentle, like southern rain Still as the embers, breathless In the fire’s dream – lasting beyond Graceful wisdom who portrays the eventual Healing, the flaming gestures in the blaze, Secrets revealed as the heart embraces Away all the lost memories, the reflections To blame for the melancholic urgency, Inviting the gray, the misty mountain promises Echoing in the intimacy of a whisper, Alive like the soothing, the tender – the miracles Preventing darkness from dimming the truth, The light that solves fears with courage – daring Taken from the root of a life who knows The way to bravery comes to life in the distance Imagined in skies resting like amazement, In the past – along the edges silhouetted by Love that saves the heart from its dark, Embracing away the weariness of a worry, The embers of the fury – where only the light Can truly earn the word – whispering through Peace, flavoring the pain with sensitivity, Soothing the hues with brilliant themes, poetry Hurled to the wind, like a thief who steals The rest and brings angst to stir up the flames, Silencing the beauty, piercing through the night Like a glistening star’s finger troubles the heart, Enchanting, yet gazing beyond the meaning Of wishes, where the past meets the moment With intimate words, breathed quietly, like peace Taking away the shadow and leaving the shape Whisper of hope, painting the dark in faith – Awakening the alive in grace, dancing through the Flames, taking away all the angst with wisdom’s Desire rising through the fire in a whisper, a sigh This is the wonder of life’s enthusiasm, the passion In the smile, the fervor in the last mile, The spirit of God who abides in the silence Whisper of insight and inspiration, imagination The bonfire of history burning away the past, Wiping away all the dirt, replacing it with fresh New praise for the One who made us all The One who meets the heart… in the whisper of a thought Writing Challenge - 'W' Words - Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Constance La France April 23, 2023 Word Chosen: 9.WHISPER