That small spark
That battles in me
Is not dulled, though it swings
Into the far dark, empty, cold
Comet orbit spiraling, scrawls
Dragon tail, phoenix feather, angel sword
All the great fires
Bursting, blossoming
Out of myth,
Stars flowering in
The smallest crevices.
44 words make up a quadrille. This time it’s for De at dVerse, who wants to spark our creativity and encourage sparkling poems, with sparks flying and sparklers whirling.
Sarah writes poems 
I love this, so much:
“Dragon tail, phoenix feather, angel sword
All the great fires”
Powerful images, gorgeous words.
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I like the way you describe the spark within as dragon tail, phoenix feather and a sword. Well written.
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This is lovely…very nice images.
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“Stars flowering in
The smallest crevices.”
It’s amazing how a simple word can spark an idea and turn it into a masterpiece, right? Beautiful piece.
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Sometimes they elude us, silently flickering, just waiting for the right moment to emerge. I love all the ways you describe the spark.
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Love the idea of stars flowering. Lovely!
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Maybe this is what nests in every human heart
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oh this is such a delightful read. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Stars flowering in the smallest crevices.. that’s gorgeous ❤️
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…and the Phoenix rises again! 😊
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I so love the final line ‘Stars flowering in The smallest crevices’ :o)
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Sometimes that spark within us is seemingly extinguished but I think it’s always there ready to flare up when given some energy. There’s power here in all the ways you speak of where we can find sparks!
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I’m wowed by your final lines:
“Stars flowering in
The smallest crevices.”!!
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The first and last lines were interesting with the small spark in the smallest crevices.
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all the great fires, is what keeps the spark alive…
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Struggle.. noW..
A Song of adaptation..
change.. and stronger…
Comfort..
A song of
entropy..
and
never
knoWing/FeeLinG
A FiRe noW iN a BeLLy
SpArking hiGher aliVe
liGht from dARk.. iN
Change..MoVinG
kinda how God
rolls overALL as
merit over sAMe..:)
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Just gorgeous!
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