the wicker speaks

(photo courtesy of anne herschelle adrineda)

primordial.pitch black expanse.cold.unfeeling and uncaring. the veil of ignorance. of bigotry. of fear. of hiding one's true self.

then the spark.birth. shoved into existence.life.solitary soul. beacon. muse. inspiration.forces. fates. molding hands shaping the maladroit into a swan. a butterfly.

prometheus. empowered. illuminated. aware. alive.passed on. from mother to daughter. from father to son. inextinguishable warmth.the intimacy of a smile. of a thought. of a hand on your shoulder. of souls passing by in the dead of night.of raindrops on your cheek.

the flame speaks of love.

in a language unknown.

yet clearly understood.