Extending The Light
Flickering
Footsteps rattled the front porch
Dancing flames in stained glass
Broad smiles lit by the torch
A reflection growing too fast
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A lantern for a soul
A compass leading the mast
Atop a flickering pole
Igniting future and past
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Lights kept for a need
Flames contained under glass
Fumes and gasoline feed
Spreading glow into ash
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Marking lonely pathways
Masked by misshapen shadow's
Embers and flames play
Scorch and scars sometimes follow
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For what hides in the dark
Will be revealed in the light
Taking only a spark
To make a way through the night
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A box able to burn
Subtle glows of a candle
Many shapes of a lantern
A tender box with a handle
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (5)
Nicely done, Kelli
I especially loved the subtle use of "tender". Nice one, Kelli!
Well-wrought! A tender box... a tinderbox! An excellent double entendre!
I love your descriptive use of words, thankyou xx
I love this line" A tender box with a Handle" love how it end