Monday, August 20, 2012

the candle


Thanks to Tess Kincaid of magpie tales this is the first time I am writing from her weekly visual prompt.
I am in awesome company. 

love 
kj

No no this is not a chimney. And not a smoke stack. Not of any sort.

What are you thinking? Don't jump. No need to jump. Not tonight, not tomorrow.

See my flicker? My steady flame? I am here to show you, I and the moonlight,

that despite the chill of a hazy night

that bridge beckons.

What's the harm?

Even maps can take you the wrong way, you know.

Sometimes you might as well use the light

Where and how you find it.

34 comments:

  1. Hi,
    yes, we all need that little flickering light...xx

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  2. Posting is now ok! How lovely you have discovered Tess..one of my first blogging friends through poetry and...the *Infamous Willow Ball*! A-ha-ha!

    Enjoy every minute on the shore at P-town....I will ALWAYS think of Stella's beautiful paws in the sand.

    Love,

    ♥ R ♥

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    1. Robin, so glad; who ever heard of a blog virus?!

      We miss Stella like crazy here. There is a hole

      Love
      kj

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  3. Lovely KJ...

    Have fun in your away time too.

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  4. smiles....a bit of light can be a good thing for sure...and if provided def use the maps....smiles..

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    1. Definitely use the maps? Brian, I like how clear your perspective is. I was thinking about the story with your son yesterday and I saw the two scenes so clearly. You know that's the sign of a good writer :-)

      xo
      kj

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  5. Kj...good to see this, how goes p town?

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    1. Doing fine, Chris. My mother fell so that makes knowing I'm snugly here aliittle more iffy. But so far I am in heaven. Fiddled with 6 pages of rewrites mornings, beach and ocean afternoons, dinner and gallivanting evenings. And then too I blog and color :-)

      Love
      kj

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  6. Yes, light is a good thing to lead you out of darkness.

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    1. Hi Susie, thanks for stopping by.

      I'm partial to light :-)

      xo
      kj

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  7. An interesting connection of thoughts.

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    1. Hahaha! What connection, mr rob bear? :-)

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  8. Oh, I will, KJ! You've shown me the light :-)

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    1. Hi Ben . Are you sure? There's alot of responsibility one you see the light :-)

      Xo
      kj

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  9. Good advice, well expressed.

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    1. Hello and welcome, berowne. Thank you. It it was fun to leave a poem here

      Xo
      kj

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  10. It is a spare and sparse piece that certainly conveys the image of hope for the hopeless. Like.

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    1. Mark, hope for the hopeless? Interesting thought. I fight hopeless. Whenever I can

      Love
      kj

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  11. Oh lovely, great piece! glad you joined us- thanks.

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    1. Thank you izzy. I'm glad too, this is fun!

      Nice to see you here

      Xo
      kj

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  12. ... and now, we are in awesome company. (love your header image)

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    1. Helen, I got a kick our if your comment and when I went to your blog to 'meet' you I see three poem that I liked do much yesterday!

      Welcome. I hope you might come back again :-)

      xoxo
      kj

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    2. Aaaargh! I meant I got a kick out of your comment? Grrrr spellcheck

      :-)

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  13. Absolutely cool! I think I've had a couple of those silly maps too!

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    1. Hi Karen, nice to see you here. Welcome

      Nice description: silly maps :-)

      Xo
      kj

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  14. I like the ending lines very much Yes, light is often more reliable than maps. Love that play on illumination.

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  15. Rather poignant given the recent suicide of Ridley Scott's brother this week. I guess it depends upon which light you follow.

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    1. Hells, somehow I think the right light makes itself known

      Love always
      kj

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  16. Kj, This is wonderful!
    I hope you are having fun in P town. Wow, 17 days, sounds like a dream.xoxo

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    1. Thank you Annie. xo it feels like a dream!

      Love
      kj

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