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Fields of Arbol,
Ulorin Vex
Inspired by a fascinating photo of UK model Ulorin Vex by photographer Simon Richardson, I penned this poem. As getting permissions to use photos (and I try to play by the rules, out of respect for the creative artists) can be complicated and time-consuming, I am including a link to the photo at her site, just be aware that you may not be able to see it owing to restrictions. (Update: Permission received.)
Fire Inside
soft flint to warm steel
the fire catches to kindling
left over emotions discarded
by those ignorant
of their more igneous qualities.
the flame flickers and nearly dies
but finds the puff of air
from lips that breathe earnest
and twists its way into lambent
pinks and yellows and solferinos
like a slow motion explosion
demonstrating the beauty
of chaos theory.
the fire inside glows and grows
and burns the unworthy
with desire unrequited.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
Explaining the Tags
You will note, gentle reader, that all works under this blog now display "tags" to help classify and assign the works for your review and enjoyment.
These largely fall into 4 categories:
Year of writing, e.g. "1999"
Book published in, e.g. "from an unexpected quarter"
Inspiring muse, e.g. "Aubergine"
Genre, e.g. "erotica"
We are still in the process of cleaning up the tags, so please bear with us. Yes, some muses are classified under more than one tag, some poems appear in more than one book, or not yet in any volume, and some years are...hazy.
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