By The Fireplace Poem by Vassilis Comporozos

By The Fireplace



Flames in the fireplace.
Hands that touched them, got burnt
but now know their heat.

Flames having no power
over me, unlike wild dreams
never to be fulfilled.

A little log untouched
by fire. Like a soul who braved
the world and won.

Smoke rising aloft.
Eyes that follow it, breaking
free from gravity.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Aman Arora 08 September 2013

Once again, bravo! Read it 4-5 times to get the metaphor. Beautiful words.

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Valerie Dohren 19 April 2012

Enigmatic, well written.

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