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Fire and flames

by Elisabeth Barstowe — Read all 441 poems by Elisabeth Barstowe

Saturday, July 1, 2023


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Future set, all but lonely 
never again to feel despair 
A peaceful walk in the green 
gentle breeze beyond this scene 

I could have never dreamt it up
my life, my way to the top 
How could I know that when I made it there 
to that gentle life without fear 
That's when I'd be ready for more 
for a free fall from the safety net 
for that final step I haven't dared to take yet 

Ready for fire and flames 
and the wind to tame 
my restless heart 
that was yours
from the start 

I cannot say I will go with ease 
Into the unknown release 
my wings of light 
for you to fight 

I cannot say my soul is my own 
in these currents I drown 
Fighting to come up for air 
fighting against my fears 

Ready for fire and flames 
and the wind to tame 
my restless heart 
that was yours
from the start 



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Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on July 1, 2023
I can see your passion and desires in your words and there is something to be said for both. HOpe you find the solution and the heart that beats just for you.
Fee

Reviewed by Elisabeth Barstowe
Reviewed on July 1, 2023
Not that kind of fire and flame Ron. I’m writing about passion and being drawn to it like a moth to the flame.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 1, 2023
You seem to begin with a kind of serenity of reaching a point where you are nowhere close to the fire you once imagined while struggling to survive it. But as the poem moves on it seems like you are moving back into the flame or being drawn there by underwater currents because you can't help the excitement of not knowing what will happen.

Ron


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