to melt

Gazing at the frozen lake today,

noticing

one lonely, rushing stream

when the rest of the water was solid

unmoving--

 

it occurred to me

that no matter how warm the sun

 

the thaw can only happen

 

a little at a time.

Author's Note

it's a little thought, maybe it will grow

Reviews

[Collect-Eye]

it's a lot like the mind too..I've found in life and even in doing mind altering plant substances..you can only be shown so much at a time..whether it's subconscious visions or profound ideas..there's layers to the mind..there's reasons people go insane when they take in or give out too much at once..consciousness is a natural flow. Take it from me, I'm borderline manic-depressive.
But anyway, this imagery has the proper pace and poise and grace and flow to make your thoughts and the readers' come alive and converge at just the right spot..

[Emily B]

god I miss you

[Senu Jayasinghe]

Great metaphor. So much meaning in this little verse.

[Emily B]

Thank you so much!

[Einstein Noodle]

ooooooo i like this! kind of has an Oriental philosophy thing about it ... like a haiku ... nice work with the metaphor Emily ... and the wisdom is sublime ..patience and long suffering come to mind as helpful antidotes ;)
E.
ps. i just noticed this is 7 yrs ago!!!! wow! nice work...

[Emily B]

I was on a roll back then :)

maybe I'll get there again some day

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ........ love and peace

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Emily Burns,
"To Melt" relates the need to allow things we ache for and chase to happen in their own time. I do love it when we can draw truth from what we see in nature. The gradual release of life giving moisture gradually urged on is such a wonderful image within the beauty of a frozen lake to me.
Blessings to you and I enjoyed reading a new poet and your early poem as well. kathy

[Zahra]

A profound thought and nice imagery. Well expressed

[rhythm&blues]

Yes, a little at a time, a lot of patience and some luck, we all get there in time.

[Emily B]

can you tell me where you stumbled upon words i wrote three years ago? I am trembling a little at the gift that words can be.

[rhythm&blues]

It popped up on the live feed, and I'm very glad it did.

[Emily B]

awesome :)

[Corset]

This is the poem I needed to read today, thank you Emily, as once again your writings have tempered my mood.

[Emily B]

people keep ending up here, somehow, and I'm pretty sure it isn't my doing, but i'll smile and be gracious and give thanks that my words made a difference, you are very pretty

[Corset]

The site "pops" up the poem when someone comments I guess, so it looks like a new writing , fate I suppose, thank you, in real life I have warts on my nose :)

[Emily B]

In real life, we are all sexy, confident, amazing women. We are poets, creators, artists, hear us ROAR!

[Corset]

lol! yeah!

[ApplesAreAmazing]

Good job! You understand a lot about nature and the world.

[Emily B]

thank you :) it's all there, just waiting on somebody to notice

[ApplesAreAmazing]

You're welcome! =)

[Angi]

I have no clue how I ended up here, but am I glad I did. This piece wanted me to read it! I need this very reminder today. Small changes precede the big ones. Love this work, Emily.

[Emily B]

i've had that feeling before, some pieces of writing mesmerize util i finally get there

[Baby Ricochet]

Nice imagery. Good Job