Evening embers, stirred
slow and deliberate
as the fire burns low,
afterglow of warmth
.
Talk turns contemplative,
each staring into
coals of yesterday, where
memories dance in flickers
.
Carefully turning
marshmallow clouds
so they don’t
go up in flames
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
Outstanding , Melody!! Thank you!
Thanks Debbie! Run out and roast a marshmallow or two… 🙂
I love watching fire so this connected with me.
I do too! There is something so appealing about those glowing embers. ..
I like that carefully turning! A delicate situation, easily ruined.
And then you get to start again with more sugar!! 🙂
lol
Wonderful imagery, loved it!
Everyone likes a good camp fire!
Evocative. Great word pictures here, Melody.
Thanks! I so love sitting around a fire on these lovely warm evenings (mosquitoes aside)…
If it wasn’t a gazillion degrees here right now, we might consider doing the same.
Maybe there is a redeeming factor about being in a place without that gaziliion degree heat??? 🙂
You have no idea!
We love sitting around the camp fire! Very mesmerizing…
One of my favourite ways to spend my summer evenings is to sit by a fire and enjoy the reflections that come so naturally when watching those magical flames. Thank you!
I love “memories dance in flickers”–and “marshmallow clouds”, yummmmm!
Want s’more? 😀
I would, but all that sugar is so not good for me–you enjoy them for me!!
Then who is it good for, I’d like to know? Never stopped me before…. 🙂
Well, I feel sorta sickish, so that takes away from the enjoyment.
Sorta sickish takes a LOT away from the enjoyment. Hope you’re feeling sorta powerhoused soon!
I’m praying the heat abates soon–I don’t do heat well, and the “sorta sickish” is also connected to sugars, unfortunately. And crazy woman that I am, I cooked most of the day, sweat dripping into the pots and pans! So I’m now parked between 3 fans, typing scenes in the novel….but I see it’s nearly 1am, so I better head for bed. Love to you!
Love to you, too! And many unique turns of phrase for your novel…
Ahhh, thank you for that, dear heart!!
I love every line of it Melody. It just kept getting better!
Thanks! I so love campfires – and suddenly realized how great an image that was for a sunset.