Ice and Burn

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    Ice and Burn

    Love, like a scented candle,
    sweetly warms.
    Two flames burn as one, and guide
    through darkness.
    Tho gusts of wind
    can make it
    flicker and bend,
    the fire is forever.
    .



    But sometimes
    love burns quickly,
    and the glow once shared
    grows dim.

    One extinguishes the flame,
    and scented memories linger
    on wisps
    of smoke-filled air
    that in a short time....
    disappears.

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    phoenixhope commented on Ice and Burn

    05-31-2009

    it does burn quickly....but the longing for that scent gets you yearning for it.... that scented memories will linger forever! I love this....soft, delicate and still....

    mspoetris

    05/31/2009

    Thank you.

    Drivingczar commented on Ice and Burn

    04-19-2009

    It's better to have loved than never at all. Great write.

    WordSlinger commented on Ice and Burn

    03-24-2009

    True, very true

    bandit1192 commented on Ice and Burn

    03-23-2009

    Beautiful. "memories linger on wisps smoke-filled air" Love that line. Great poem. TS

    dahlusion commented on Ice and Burn

    03-23-2009

    Very sad in a sexy, sexy way.

    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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