.
He steams her edges
and, like stamps
on a postcard
.
she curls in the heat
falling free from the corner
of mythology
.
to be saved
by the fire
in his hands.
.
.
(c) 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
.
(a re-post, revised)
Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged Deep Water, fire, freedom, Love, mythology, passion, poem, Poetry, Prometheus, stamps on June 16, 2018| 30 Comments »
.
He steams her edges
and, like stamps
on a postcard
.
she curls in the heat
falling free from the corner
of mythology
.
to be saved
by the fire
in his hands.
.
.
(c) 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
.
(a re-post, revised)
Posted in Deep Water, Maeberie series, tagged ashes, Deep Water, fire, goddess, Love, Maeberie series, memory, passion, poem, Poetry, Prometheus, time on September 27, 2017| 28 Comments »
.
After the fire plays,
after he’s gone
she leaves her heart
in ashes
nestled on the bed
and slips outside
to bury time
in earth
where it belongs.
.
And sometimes
there’s a spark
when her trowel
hits a rock
and she smiles
at the thought
of that blazing
stand of man
and how she became
a goddess
when he touched her
with his flame.
.
.
(c) 1996, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
.
(re-post from 2012, revised)
Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged fire, Love, passion, poem, Poetry, Prometheus, time on December 13, 2011| 38 Comments »
(This poem was revised and re-posted 9-27-2017)
After the fire plays,
after he’s gone
she sets the hour
for here-and-now,
leaves it burning
on her bed
and runs outside
to bury time
in earth
where it belongs.
And sometimes
there’s a spark
when her trowel
hits a rock
and she smiles
at the thought
of that blazing
stand of man
and how she became
a goddess
when he touched her
with his flame.
.
(c) 1996, 2012 Betty Hayes Albright
Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged fire, Love, mythology, Prometheus on September 26, 2011| 5 Comments »
He steams her edge
and like stamps
on a postcard
.
she curls in the heat
falling free from the corner
of mythology
.
to be saved
by the fire
in his hands.
.
.
(c) 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
.