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Wondrous Spark

Light breaks water challenge

By Caitlin CharltonPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
Wondrous Spark
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With the sword of your light

Wondrous spark in the sky

Aureate my walls

When you set and when you rise

Reveal not just the shadows of the past

But the dancing leaves on the path

*

How they wave and say hello

Though they be just shadows on my path

Coruscating be your light,

Flashing and sparkling

On the surface of my tears,

Of my river

Of the seas

Marvelling

*

There’s hope in my tears

As they glitter, as they shimmer

That’s why I laugh at the days to come by the river

When the summer days are long

When the light hits the glass of my white rum

And I drown in my river

And my shards splinter

*

I will no longer be drunk

I will sparkle and shimmer

*

I will not throw stones at the ripples

Until my mind settles

And the tension in my shoulders

Gone

And the wind blows slow

*

Still

Still

White rum

The light will sacrifice the darkness

Until we are left with the one who owns

That

Wondrous spark

Shatter the noise with your light

But keep the silence alive

Still

Still

…

A/N : Thank you ever so much for reading! 🙏🏽🤗♥️

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About the Creator

Caitlin Charlton

Writer first. Close reader and self‑taught critic shaping eloquence.

A survivor reclaiming her territory.

I write dark fiction and poetry through symbol, shadow, and fracture.

Always sharpening the craft. ✏️🔥👠

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    Written by Caitlin Charlton