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Flames of Love
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Flames of Love |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Flames of LOve Blow out the candle of desire Snuff out the rapture of the fire One simple flame on candle’s wick Leaves just an empty candlestick The waxy beads upon the lace Are teardrops on a pillowcase From fire that danced as love unfurled And lit the skies around the world How fast the taper was consumed How swiftly life from womb to womb Gives birth to love, gives love a name And burns it up in candle’s flame A slowly kindled fire will stay Through winter’s night and summer’s day And burn until the flames withdraw And embers warm the aging soul But lust is just a candle’s flame Without true love, it’s not the same The fires that dance in breezes lick Burn fast on passions candlestick When candle glows upon my face Reveal love’s blushing radiant trace ‘Tis not from candle’s flame it parts But burning embers in my heart Elizabeth Santos |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Oh, I know....I know.... |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
Awwwww Elizabeth loved the ending, speaks of love and well written  Don't ever give in, if you do you've lost everything you've ever had and everything you hope to gain, but if you carry on your already winning. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sunshine....Loved your answer! Moondust, Glad you liked it, Thanks [This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 03-11-2001).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
This is wondrous!!! And the truth shines brightly in your words.  |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Lucky you to know what true love is, and to have the words to express it. Joyce |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, An exotic fuel, an exotic flame. Excellent write. Sy |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LizzieLove~ I adore the way your candle burns ! Beautiful thoughts melting across the page. *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
From fire that danced as love unfurled and lit the skies around the world. I loved these lines, Liz....great poem! Nathan |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Elizabeth this is wonderful! The truth about the flames of love...love's tricky stuff but it never works without the heart involved....lust is pleasure for the moment with an empty space left thereafter....until; the next exposure to lust...not too hard to figure out which is the most beneficial to the human soul....great writing! I love the warmth of the reasoning ........ ethome The poet is like a cocoon; in him the caterpillar of the past finds rest, and from him the butterfly of the future emerges. |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
This is so touching! Beautifully done! Betty Lou Hebert |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Flashfire v. Hearthfire... how many hearts go up in flames because they couldn't tell the difference? *S* This is beautiful, Elizabeth! |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Wisdome aflame, Liz. Thanks for this flicker of truth. (o: Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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