Beginning
On
a night much like today
Snow did fall both soft and hard
Amid
that falling snow
An ember was coaxed to grow
“Please
do” came the response
The statement had been a
sentiment
There was a thoughtful pause
A turn to gaze again
upon winter glory
Slowly, deliberately, words began to
form
Form found its own harmonious shape
Shape became the very
first line
First line quite quickly joined by a second
“Feeling
my way through” was the answer
“Why stop” had
been the question
The gentle “please go on”
encouragement enough
Eyes go to the wondrous snow light in the
night
In that single shared moment a switch flipped
On that
oh so special bright white night the ember blossomed
Fueled by
exhilaration, desire and need a bonfire grew
Word followed word
and line followed line until “fini”
“Thank
you” were the two words given back
“Beautiful”
was the single word given
The sharing went on in silence with
smiles of content
Both felt it, innately knew it, something
undying came completely alive this night
G.R.
Hambley
24/01/2014