Sunday, November 4, 2012

The Campfire

Charis, Lake Ediza, California, 1937 by Edward Weston

Some secrets wait for campfires.
Eyes focused on flames and
the browning marshmallow,
I tell the tale, disguised
as a ghost story:
“It was a dark
and stormy night,”
is a metaphor for
“I can’t see my way
on this winding path.”
And “there was a
one-armed man,”
means “how can I
help you move
past this pain?”

Later, coming down
from the sugar high,
I lean back in your arms
and contemplate
dying embers.
I can just see my
worry waft away
to the moon.

This is a Magpie Tale.


16 comments:

  1. "I think my commenting should go and evaporate somewhere, not interrupting the tet-a-tet happening here by the fire," she said in an quiet but embarrassed voice, as she tip toed her way quietly back to Toronto. LOL

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  2. Nice analysis ... perhaps I should trundle off with Ms. Linda? Leave the two lovebirds along ...

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  3. nice...i like the code within this, what the story really means...and that relief that comes being together by the fire in the end...

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  4. We so often put the meaning between the lines. Nicely done.

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  5. I like the way you ended this.Thanks.

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  6. Great conclusion. A powerful emotional statement.

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  7. Secrets wait for the right time to be revealed and then worries lose their potency.

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  8. Beautiful! And a brilliant opening line...

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  9. Watching dying embers - always an idyllic way to relax...

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  10. I want to go camping with you Bug! Love the way you went with this one! :-)

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  11. I like how you interpreted the classic ghost story lines and the meaning it has for you, personally. Nice one, Dana!

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  12. There's something mesmerising and completely relaxing about watching a campfire. Lovely writing.

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  13. such a sweet take on the prompt! It's nice to have those arms waiting when the sugar wears off!

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  14. Let the worry waft...
    Very nice.

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