Woods in the fireplace
I watch the flickering flames
Like great memories
Flooding back my mind and heart
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Yes, memories come to our mind like embers from a fireplace and spark off like flames taking us to our past. Some are delightful memories and some painful....! A lovely comparison! Altogether the poem is a small sparkling gem!
there in the heart lightening the light of memory where poet finds the past happiness key//
Wow! Love it! And can easily relate to it, there's just something mesmerizing and hypnotic watching flames dancing and your thoughts are elsewhere. In a better place so to speak, rembering a happy time or times. Brilliant poem Rose Marie! And thank you for writing and sharing it for after reading it, It brings back good memories.10++ and added to my enchanting favs. Take care.
Indeed, we can watch for hours at the flickering flames in the fireplace, such a coziest sensations and hours and hours go by sans our notice and make our thoughts flooding back (y) our mind and heart and transport you into the past. After having read this so well captured poem, my thioughts go back to the past either, it's winter here and our fireplace is lit on each day. Your sweet and confessional poem I so admired, dear great poetess.10++
There is something about flickering flames, be they from a camp fire on a wintry night (which we had had recently a few times here at Bangalore) , or even from funeral pyres, they transport you to an unknown land, lost in thoughts, I fully go with your thoughts in this lovely piece.
A magnificent poem! I am arrested by your second line! A very cute composition.....10
flickering flames........significant. Thank u, dear poetess. Your poems are beautiful. Write regularly.
A wonderfully written lovely poem💕💗. I love it, dear ate Rose....10+++
You took a beautiful moment and made it an even more beautiful poem!
Great poems are always god for a reread and thank you Rose Marie for sharing your wondrous poetry gift. 10+ and well deserved. Thanks again and remain poetry enriched and blessed.