You’re not like a gas flame
or I would see a point of nothingness
at your base
That invisible rush of expectancy
No, your whole body devours.
The crucified wick stands to attention
looks down in awe at your handywork
Impurities which in the wax
gave lack of depth in solid shape
Now moulten, clear, transparently sheer.
encroach the rim, on route to where
To abseil down the virgin shaft
First to spoil the un-rippled column.
Or race behind another’s track
leap-frogging as your molecules mourn to stillness
Or dropp and set upon a child’s hand
They watch how quickly you change
from lava flow
to bathing caps for their fingertips.
Light and warmth and dancing flame
Dreamer’s magnet, pulling in
The trawler’s nets full of visions
I snuff you to sleep
and walk away.
As you wave goodnight
with your ribbons of smoke.
Skilled form. The words of the poem burning and racing along. Liked this.
Danny: Great poem, I was actually thinking of a hard on melting after an orgasm Matt
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
What child has never played with candle wax and made 'bathing caps for finger tips? ' And what poet has never stared at a flame flickering in a candle and build dream poems from the dancing flame? This is not only fine writing, but extremely creative...like we've come to expect from you. Love it! Raynette