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Flame of Life
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Flame of Life |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England 
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Flame of Life When life is pressing down on you and nothing’s going right. When you feel you’ve had enough and lack the will to fight. When everything you seem to do has no affect at all. When you’re really at rock bottom and there’s nowhere left to fall. What can you do, where can you go, how do you start again? How can you lift your spirit up when broken by life’s pain? Struggle for your inner self, then clutch at it and pray to turn the tide that washed you down and make it flow your way. Remember when your drowning in the dregs of your life’s cup, that things cannot get any worse, the only way is up. Although you feel life’s let you down and racked your soul with pain, there’s nothing more that can go wrong but everything to gain. Rekindle now that tiny spark, the one that’s deep within, it’s still alight and burning there although it’s growing dim. For once you fan the flame of life, this flame, like any fire, is never satisfied to glow but wants to burn much higher. An ember dampened by the rain may blaze again one day, it just needs you to seek it out before it’s washed away. Burning, although slow at first this ember will ignite, then rising from your darkest hour once more you'll join the light. Ivor G Davies The moment created this second, is a moment that's going to last. It lives the full spectrum of time, the future, the present and past. |
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icequeen Senior Member
since 2001-12-09
Posts 633FL USA |
How encouraging! It is a very nice work, with good flow. It reminds me a bit of a song called "Rock Bottom" by Wynonna Judd. I love that song and listen to it when I feel all blah'd out, like things are never going to change. So perhaps I should print your poem and put on my fridge to remind me that UP is the way to go  Caroline He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England |
Caroline, Never heard the song but I'll certainly look for it now, thanks, Ivor |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
encouraging indeed comforting too love it Ivor! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
I needed to read this tonight. Thank you! Helen |
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Moonkist Member
since 2006-09-29
Posts 197Pennsylvania |
I, too, needed to hear this for I am at a very dark place right now.... thank you... you've helped out this little flame. Freedom Now |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England |
Florida, South Africa, Pennsylvania and the yellow brick road! You don't know how much I needed to read your responses tonight also. I have written a lot of my poetry based on personal experience and am in the process of editing it slightly and reposting on this site. Although I have had quite a lot of feedback on another site in the past, I often wonder whether relating personal events helps anybody and how many people who read can see anything in my poetry and benefit from the words of a survivor, showing that there is life after 'death' in many forms. The simplest reply is often the most reassuring and I would thank you all for taking the time to let me know.... Ivor |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
as others have said, this is an encouraging write...with an almost song-like quality |
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Fairplay Member
since 2007-01-15
Posts 222England |
Hey The 14 March was a good reminder for me too... You know life can be rough at times but there is nothing we can do about it apart from "Ride The Storm" The lucky ones die first...... Eric |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England |
Steavenr, Fairplay, Yes, it's normally what's not said that's the the most important.... Ivor |
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