Dancing Flames by Brian L Hayes
Like the flames that dance
Before my bedazzled eyes,
Seems I may only look
And not allowed to touch.
No man may possess
The sparkling beauty
Of a woman’s wild spirit,
Burning with a passion
In the forge of God.
Bright enough to blind you
Flames that will consume
Your very heart and soul,
Make you into a lantern
Have you burning like glowing coals.
Oh, how she dances to the Music of the Spheres,
Calling, ever calling
As she has throughout the years,
Baptize you with fire,
Cauterize your soul,
In her embrace, you will know,
Only Love can make you whole.
©®2020 Brian L Hayes
Brian Hayes is an environmental geologist living south of Raleigh, His favorite poets include Rumi, Hafez, Anne Sexton, and John Donne. His poems have been published in four anthologies, three in India and one in Pakistan. He is currently working on his first collection of poetry
