Burn Like a Torch

Burn Like a Torch

 

-Encouragement of the Spirit-

 

Burn like a torch, brave candlelight;

We have that bone to pick with Night[1]

 

Do not unto the darkness yield

What you aflame in faith revealed

 

Rise high into the air and breathe,

And do not seek our cause to leave,

 

But rage against the drafts that come

With chills, uncouth and feelings none

 

Gleam in your golden verity,

And grace those pages yet to be,

 

With every physic

Mind can make

 

That heals the man

 

And kills the snake

 

Burn like a torch, brave candlelight;

We have that bone to pick with Night!

Reviews

[AYVID N]

We all have fire within us. I like to think of it as a spiritual flame and one that can emit much light and goodness for the world. If it burns brightly enough, it makes the night and its chill fade away. A beautiful poem that motivates and inspires. Thank you for sharing.