Written on 23 June 2017; published on 31 December 2018; republished on 20 December 2020

BELLOWS OF LIFE
by Alice B. Clagett
23 June 2017

Blow, into the bellows of life,
the flame of desire.
Temper with wisdom
the sword of time.
Thus shalt thou sever
that stern tether;
Thy prize, the gyre
of light unending.

Image: “Sunlight and Greenery,” by Alice B. Clagett, 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

Image: “Sunlight and Greenery,” by Alice B. Clagett, 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

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Alice B. Clagett

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