Hail to the lamp that shows the way
From the early lights
Made with sticks and hay
Flames contained in bowls of oil
Wicks made from cloth
Rolled in a coil
Lamps that shone on vellum bleached
Light to see by
While concepts reached
Flames reflected in shining glass
Tended and fed
Fuels of fat or gas
Lightning trapped in the wire
Loosed with a switch
Burning, sunlike fire
Oh flames of blue, white and yellow
I see the light
Guide this fellow
Comments
Light
Interesting take on the varied media of illumination. Light is certainly something that we often take for granted and do not properly acknowledge, (except in cases for it's absence). The same can be said for 'inspiration' and/or 'illumination', (so-to-speak). Thought provoking.
Thank you...
Lamps are one of the most important inventions of our history. They have pushed back the night and made it possible for us to work in places and times to advance the human race. Who doesn't love the warm glow of a lamp when the night closes in? ~ Geezer.
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you may ask raj _sublime
Flames contained in bowls of oil(Indian DIYA as in DIVALI)
Wicks made from cloth(COTTON THEY USE)
Rolled in a coil(This flames slowly& lasts longly)
nice Ode
enjoyed it
I've read so many
hope you win
sad I ain't judging around this time
GEEE
LOL
Thanks lovedly...
but I can't win the contest, because I am one of the people responsible for helping arrange them. I just enter to have the fun of participation. It's alright, I will maybe take some time off in the future and be eligible. I am a general history buff and like to know the conditions of life in past eras. Simple inventions that have made life easier and more comfortable are something that I have always been interested in. ~ Gee.
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I KNOW I know
u and stan are explorers
I explore also- other sites now more and pass on the teachings of jess urs and eumol's
to many more
all must learn and share what we know
life is just a flicker only
the candle blows off
softly slowly yet surely
but at times it lingers
more Diwali diyas one must import
fill mustard oil -not POL
avoid explosion -lol
nice of you Gee
to summon me
here I be
as LOVED
ONCE THEN NOW LOVEDLY
MAY ASK STAN A THIRD LIFE
NEW HP
LOST MY OLD PW
SO SHALL WISH TO COME IN AS
LOVERLY
IF STAN DOES SAY
PERMISSION
I can't leave neo
its blood now in my veins does flow
GRANTED
Hi Geez
Sometimes I think about how dark our planet must have looked from orbit at night just 150 years ago. And how now there are laces and pools of light infall developed ares. Then there's the changes in life brought by the electric light, how factories began to run at night and folks started staying up later into the night.......and do stuff like read and write poetry lol
Exactly my thoughts...
Now, there is so much glow from the lights of cities and mall complexes, that one can barely see the constellations sometimes. The area I live in is so urbanized that in order to get a clear view of the skies, that I would have to travel twenty miles or more. Yes, it is a shame that we have polluted our skies in yet another way! At least we have poetry to read about the beauty of the stars and it probably was written by electric light! LoL
love this
love this
Thanks man...
Glad you enjoyed. ~ Geezer.
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Dearest Bro
This is a damn good poem. I cant offer anything but praise for a really well written poem.. I have watched and read your rise through poetry. I love Killer you know that but there is a certain lightness no pun intended here that permeates from your writing that I havent noticed before.
You're looking at the world differently. By the way I can still see some stars here at night. BUT I adore being in the bush and admiring the stars, sigh I reckon they should turn off all non essential power for 2 hrs at night. So kids get off their games and see the real wonder and magnificence of a star lit night sky.
Ok I will stop rambling. I love this one you're going to be hard to beat. Look forward to the next poem I'm about to read.
I'm going to try my hand at a contest just for the fun of being set to a strict meter.
Love and higgliest bugs sis x
Yesss...
It has been a long trek. And still many miles to go. I have those days when Killer is not cooperating and won't be bothered by the pretty flowers to sniff along the way. So I have to write of stars and skies and light. Not as interesting as Killer, but at least Sir Gee gets his chance to shine! I am thinking of revisiting their kinship and letting them battle it out again, [although, not for the last time]. Maybe that is why Killer has been so ornery lately? Maybe he misses the playful discussions they used to have?
Yeah, I would hope that you find the time to enter our contests. I'm sure that you have as good a chance to win as anyone.
Thank you Sis, love and higgest bugs xxx ~ Gee.
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Congratulations!
You won the April contest and well deserved
Memories of old...
Your title was a perfect frame for this smooth ride on rhythm and rhyme. It all came together neatly with each stanza and brought back long ago memories for this writer when lightning struck and my grandmother brought out the lamps she lit so we could see each other rather than the dark. If this is something you called "Editing - rough draft", I look forward to reading more of your work. Congratulations, indeed!
Thank you...
I'm not sure about how well some of my work would be received, but feel free to comment on anything that you do read. Even the stuff that's a few years old, is fair game. I love going back and finding critique and comment on my old stuff. Sometimes, I find things about it that I wouldn't have noticed or forgotten what I was going to do with it. ~ Geezer.
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Thank you so much...
for your copious praise. I do know that you are a fan, and what a fan! I had almost forgotten this one. I was hoping that you would choose one that you could find fault with, so that I would have to present an answer for the way it was written and maybe even something I could use to make it better. All's good though, and maybe you could do an eenie-meenie-minee-moe sort of thing and choose another poem, [not necessarily one by me], but if you should... I would suggest that you look far back and do one from my earliest days. I don't think that I was as good as I am now. Does that sound egotistical? I didn't mean to infer that I am great, just that I think I'm better because of my time here on site and all the good advice I have gotten over the years. ~ Gee.
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Ha told you lol.
Congratulations brother. I'm so happy and proud for you and of you.
Love and higgliest bugs Sis xxx