A Flicker In The Night

• Jemma Schmidt, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2009

Warmth reflects from its shimmering light
Creating life in the depths of the night.
It flickers and dances a beautiful dance.
It races and swerves and jumps so high.
Its power and beauty could light up the sky.
Destruction, beauty, serenity kept
A single flame can hold such depth,
A story held inside its charms.
It can put you in a trance
Make your mind stray afar.
Yet a single breath
And it trickles down
Destruction, beauty, serenity, kept.