She holds a sphere
of golden heat
in outstretched hands
raised to the sky.
O Eros,
she prays secretly
please take this round
of your creation,
guard its flame
forever more
and I’ll dance sweet
to tinder-music,
one man’s fire
seared into my palm.
.
(c) 1995, 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
Seasonings 
A radiant offering my bright friend. “tinder music”. I loved that line. At first I was tempted to wonder if it were misspelled, but alas, the lines betray the play on words and you are shown to be as clever and brilliant as ever. Lovely 🙂
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Thank you, V W !! Glad you liked this one. 🙂
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Oh, WOW, Betty! I love “tinder music” and the final 2 lines Best!!
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Thank you, Caddo! 🙂
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I came back to re-read this one–I think it’s one of my favorites of yours!!
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You’ve probably been nominated numerous times for the Versatile Blogger Award and you are now in my top 15. http://accesstothealtar.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/versatile-blogger-award/
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Thanks, Richard!! I haven’t been able to follow through on recent awards, but am planning to post a “thank you” soon to those who have nominated me – and at that time will include my list of 15+. (STILL trying to figure out how to create working links in posts – I can’t get that feature to work.) Thank you again! 🙂
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Good luck on that, sister–the “working links”–I think my success rate was about 80%….!
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Ah Betty. Up to your usual standard I see. I’ve answered the question, but still I wonder, how do you do it?
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Thank you again, Thomas, for your always encouraging comments! 🙂
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Gosh Betty, that is exquisite! Just stunning. I love every word, every line.
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Thank you, Angela – that’s how I feel about YOUR poetry!
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Beautiful poem and lovely picture.
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Thank you, Harry!! 🙂
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Wow… beautiful and passionate!
she prays secretly…
… and I’ll dance sweet
to tinder music…
I can feel this one for sure…
Warm Blessings,
Jason
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So glad you liked this one, Jason. Thank you!
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Hey, I nominated you for the Versatile Blog Award. See my blog post: http://gabrielsfury.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/the-versatile-blogger-award/
for more information.
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Thank you, Jersey Gal – I appreciate it that you thought of me!! 🙂
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What a hot white heat you tell of here! Beautiful, enchanting illustration and lilting words to hypnotise us, almost!
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Thanks for another lovely comment, Granbee!
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Simply gorgeous writing; you have a mysterious propensity to blank verse that is most appealing. You seem to place yourself right into your words, a style of your own…
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Thank you, Lindy Lee. 🙂 Even when a poem doesn’t rhyme, rhythm or meter is important – maybe that’s what you like here? Hopefully it isn’t too sing-songy! 🙂
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Nice poem, Betty.
Re. problem with links:
1.Set up a new “Draft” post called “LINKS”
with the text
WHAT APPEARS ON SCREEN
2. When you want to insert a new link in a post you’re wanting tp publish, go to “LINKS” and copy and paste a second version of
WHAT APPEARS ON SCREEN
Then in this second copy replace “LINK ADDRESS” and “WHAT APPEARS ON SCREEN” with the address and title you want in the new post you’re creating.
3. Cut and paste this into your new post at the appropriate spot.
Tip:
When “LINKS” starts to slip too far down the list of “All Posts” on your dashboard open it as if to edit it, then “Save Draft” and close it again. This moves it up to the top again.
If any of this isn’t clear, e-mail me.
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Thanks, for the instructions, Ben! I’ll print out your comment and give it a try. Sounds like a complicated process – I wonder why WP doesn’t make it easier. (Supposedly they do – but when I try it their way, it will post the link in the draft, but when you go to preview it, it’s gone!) Will try it your way.
Happy New Year!!
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There used to be a simple user friendly WP process, a bit like the “All Media” button, but it disappeared a few weeks back. That’s when I had to develop this way of doing it. It isn’t nearly as complicated as it sounds. 🙂
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