Alchemy
a sonnet
From murk and mired roots that once were drowned,
Buds began to burst through muddied water.
From darkest night, souls wand’ring, North Star found,
Soft hands led this pig away from slaughter.
*
You cupped my feet as if they were treasure,
Buried beneath sand, running out of time.
We counted moments, forgot to measure,
Remembering that we are both divine.
*
Our tongues began to wag and weave the tales,
Of warp and weft, of joyous and bereft,
We ate our tails with each inhale, exhale,
Transmuting poles like an alchemist, deft.
*
As if turning base metals into gold,
We sought in darkness what could not be sold.
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E.K. Daniels
Writer, watercolorist, and regular at the restaurant at the end of the universe. Twitter @inkladen
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FPS: The Last Flame Challenge Winners
Welcome to our first Winners Announcement of the year and to the final challenge in the Fall Poetry Series. The Last Flame invited writers to sit with endings, using fire as a central image to consider what remains when something burns out: ash, warmth, memory, silence, or the faint promise of what comes next. The strongest pieces treated endings as gradual rather than sudden, allowing them to flicker, dim, and linger.
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That’s absolutely beautiful ❤️🥲
Congratulations on your win! 🎉🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
🎉🎉🎉I felt like I went to the deepest depths of the earth with you. Then the gratitude. 👌🏾 'We counted moments forgot to measure. ' love this line. Love the magical elements. It makes me feel like I could touch the stars. Love the last line. It's a total gem. Love how it reflects back to the first few lines. Outstanding, E.K, congratulations on your win 🤗❤️🖤🎉🎉🎉
Well done, yet again, E.K! Love the alchemy metaphor and the way you described it in the finishing stanza!
I especially loved your last two lines!