Love’s Eternal Flame
written by: Mark Tulin
@Crow_writer
The woman in red
loved fire,
even as a child,
her eyes glowed
as the matchstick struck,
the paper melting
by the sun’s heat
and a magnifying glass,
the red and orange blaze
of brushfires
that sizzle the sky
and burn the countryside.
When she grew older,
she hadn’t changed
her fiery passion—
she loved wood burning,
bonfires on the beach,
love letters charring
from broken hearts,
and the fanning of flames
from a dangerous liaison,
and always maintained hope
that the sparks of love
would never burn out.
Mark Tulin is a retired therapist from California. Mark's books include Magical Yogis, Awkward Grace, The Asthmatic Kid and Other Stories, Junkyard Souls, Rain on Cabrillo, and Uncommon Love Poems. He's featured in Cafe Lit Magazine, Still Point Journal, The Opiate, The Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Amethyst Review, Vita Brevis Press, White Enso, WryTimes, and Red Wolf Editions. He is a Pushcart nominee and a Best of Drabble.
Latest posts by Mark Tulin (see all)
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