Poetry by Flashlight

By Thomas Birchmire

“Poetry by Flashlight” is on the sign that's on my ‘staff' of poetry when I'm at the Audubon Park Community Market to read poetry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781683485148

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THE FIRST CONQUEST OF ASCENSION

There is a fire

in the dark,

small flickering flames

in the night.

Dancing lightly, intimately,

within the wood.

Eyes watch,

this fire in the dark.

Dreaming and remembering,

witness to this timeless transition.

Eyes watch, the shifting spell

of colors moving in time

with the nimble shadows.

In silent contemplation of

the first conquest of ascension,

In wonder of the half remembered,

connection of identity,

across the eons.

From the beginning and the end.

There is a fire in the dark,

with small flickering flames

and they dance

on the stage of change;

bowing before the cold winds of time.

THE STAR ACTORS

There’s an obstruction in the road, again.

Nine cars, two trucks, and one Kamikaze.

Modern spontaneous performance art.

Lights, camera, action, sirens, all live.

The captive audience looks for escape.

The wreckage, scattered across all eight lanes.

The five o’clock rush has come to a halt.

To add to the woe, it started to rain.

A common event in the big