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Wings of Fire



Twirling fingers

Of wind-swept sand

Dancing through

The desert evening

Like

Vagabond songmen

Reflected

In purpling

Mountains

On the horizon

Echoing

Wind's mournful

Sierra lullaby

Hush now

Hear her

Come alive

Her vesperal children

Awakening

Adding their

Lupine voices

To the ballad

Outposts of cactus

Throw long shadows

Their stretching reach

And bending touch

Upon darkening stroke

With the nearest island

Of wind and sand

Eroded rock outcropping

Time lives and breathes

In arid wilderness

 


— Candlewitch, Mar 22, 2008

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Region, Country: Northwestern Wisconsin USA, USA

Favorite Poets: Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Carlos Castaneda, Jim Morrison, the whole of Neopoet and many more., Candlewitch

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poewriter58

18 years 2 months ago

Cat

I would have used wolverine cries but that is me and you beautifully describe the background of the cover for my new book lol nice job of writing on this one very descriptive but then I would expect nothing less from you of all people and we both know why pushy aren't I lol Chrys
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

Thanks Chrys, your book

Thanks Chrys, your book jacket/cover sounds majestic, lol! And to think I described it without seeing it in the physical. Let me know when it becomes available to the public. Always, Cat
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

Hi Jess,

You would have to ask Chrys for the ISBN. Thanks for reading. Always, Cat
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

18 years 2 months ago

Cat

You certainly brought me there! Did you mean to use: and bending touch upon shadowy touch? Nicely written~Janice
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poewriter58

18 years 2 months ago

side to Jess

One is already on my bookshelf the one mentioned here is in the works hopefully by late summer I can add it to my bookshelf Chrys
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 2 months ago

I simply love this site

and love your poem. You just don't get the brave, adventurous stuff elsewhere that you get here. Somehow this feels Japanese to me, despite its length, it uses lanscape to evoke powerful emotion, great work. cheers, Jess p.s. I didn't forget to vote, who did?
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

Thanks Jess

I consider this to be high praise coming from you :) Always, Cat
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LadyTheresa

56 years 5 months ago

A Beautiful Creation!!

Not only the imagery but your crafting of such a wonderfully written and executed piece of poetry. Carry on poet! Theresa
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

:)

Thank you for such a glowing response! Always, Cat
professor

professor

18 years 2 months ago

A masterpiece of flow and image

You have such an effortless flowing style Cat that i get swept along with your craft. In truth though despite hinting at much and definitely evoking an emotional response it does not actually say a great deal. Not that it particularly matters, the word and mind play alone are impressive.I think I agree with Chrys about "wolverine" rather than "wolfen"...or perhaps "lupine" if you want to be unusual. The repetition of touch in the lines below (and shadow and shadowy)should perhaps be avoided: "And bending touch Upon shadowy touch" may be something like: "And bending touch dark-fingers the ground" Always Keith
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

Thanks Keith

I took your sound advice and I hope the changes will meet with your approval. I always look forward to your suggestions and comments :) Always, Cat
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LadyTheresa

56 years 5 months ago

Excellent!

Just one misspelled word...ballad should be ballard LadyT
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rider68

18 years 2 months ago

Hi Cat

This is so very good. Like a true craftsman, moulding verb’s & nouns To form poetic bliss, for all For all time I bow for you Respectfully Peter
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DarkinAZ

18 years ago

This is awesome!

I am glad I stumbled across this write. Your friend, Mark
Seren

Seren

16 years 11 months ago

Cat

My Darling friend this is beautiful ... I cannot gush enough its simply brilliant i cannot show you just one line I love them all , write more of these please I loved this one ... I am breathless its just beautiful ... Love Jayne x x
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 11 months ago

*blush

Dearest Jayne, thank you so much for your comment and vote of confidence. I will try to do as you ask, but my muse is fickle and all over the page sometimes. I guess that means I am poetically versatile, but it isn't so good for continuity. I'm so glad that you liked this piece. Love, Cat
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

16 years 10 months ago

Cat

Just read this. What a beautiful piece of poetry. You put me right there in the desert, with its underlying stillness and watchful quiet, even as the sand and wind and animals all sing. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 10 months ago

Jim

What a nice thing for you to say. Thank you. Always, Cat
Seren

Seren

16 years 10 months ago

Dearest Cat ...

Congratulations on evolution my friend I am home for the night woot lol so glad to see you here ... big smiles from down under :) much Love and Hugz Jayne x x x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...