Set the stones
with reverence
for the directions
for the spirits
for the elders –
stories,
like sacred threads,
weave legacy,
Bodies decline,
but spirit is fire –
built with sacred intent,
sparks become flames;
fire has ears
hears our prayers
transforms
the message –
praises
for the gods,
inspiring peace.
(Sacred Fire is dedicated to my mentor and friend, Emmagene, who taught me the importance of ritual and ceremony. I am linking up to 50 Word Thursday, dVerse Open Link, Fandango’s inspire, Ragtag community’s elder, and Daily Addictions’ decline.)
Sadly, too many people enter into ceremonies or rituals without knowing, or paying any attention to, their significance.
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I think this is especially true of the rituals we have been born into. Adopting new practices is when we gain insight.
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So Beautiful and Inspiring…! ✨☀️✨
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Thank you so much!
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That is a very powerful poem – a lesson in itself
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Thanks, Deb.
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Super poem about ritual and its importance in our lives. Ritual is fire…yes it is. It is the fire that sets our souls, our inspiration alight.
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Thank you. Lovely words of encouragement.
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This is beautiful and very insightful. I love the idea of the spirit being fire and of the power of prayer and ritual.
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Thanks, Suzanne.
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Lots of spiritual hopefulness here, and I dig it–unfortunately there are those dark rituals that are linked to evil and fascism; we need to exorcise these.
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Yes, ritual can serve both forces.
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Such a beautiful message. I specially love:
but spirit is fire –
built with sacred intent,
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Thanks, Grace.
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I agree with Grace.
but spirit is fire –
built with sacred intent,
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Thanks, Ali.
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Yes, rituals should be observed with reverence. The simile ‘like sacred threads, / weave legacy’ is effective, V.J., and I love the lines:
‘built with sacred intent,
sparks become flames;
fire has ears
hears our prayers’.
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Thanks, Kim.
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This is deeply insightful! I love “built with sacred intent, sparks become flames; fire has ears hears our prayers’. ❤
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Thanks so much.
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Very true.
Our bodies decline, rot , fade away.
But it is the spirit that remains, engulfed in flames.
Great Post!
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Thank you, Aditya!
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😊
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A great poem of the importance of fire. It does seem to have spirit qualities as it burns.
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It certainly mesmerizes. Hope you are having a good day.
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A fine piece, filled with a standing reverence, for in truth, it is intention in the process, that allows for us to listen, to hear, and to allow for prayers, petitions to be received and offered.
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Yes, intention makes all the difference. Thanks Pat.
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I like the sacred intent and fire in these lines: “but spirit is fire –
built with sacred intent”
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Thanks, Frank.
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Deep food for thought!
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Thanks, Jo.
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This is awesome:
“fire has ears
hears our prayers
transforms”
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Thank you – I appreciate it.
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Number of poems on this open link night about fire or water. It is amazing in our family when we are going off our own separate busy ways, all we have to do on an evening is light a small fire in the fire pit and sit around in the dark again and we are bound together. Something very primal in fire especially in the strengthening of bonds and linking spirit to spirit in care. It is true though, it is so primal ritual can be linked to nefarious ends as well.
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Nice to have a place where you can light a fire and commune around it. Thanks for your input!
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a pleasure to read this.
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Thank you.
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Gazing into a fire is a mystical act. Your poem captures that mysticism in rituals surrounding fire beautifully!
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Thanks Frank.
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My pleasure, VJ! 🙂
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This is beautiful and very insightful
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Thank you.
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This is beautiful and very insightful. I love 😍 the idea of the spirit being fire 🔥 and of the power of prayer and ritual. 😇😇
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Thank you so much.
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