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Magic Light
From the book:
Magic Light
When I was a
child
my mother tucked me
in at bed time,
stirred the fire,
kissed me, said
“Good night,”
and left.
But I was not
alone.
The flames in the
fireplace
filled my room
with magic light.
As they leapt
up the chimney
the shadows of the
dresser, the clock
on the mantelpiece,
and the toys at the
end of my bed
leapt with them.
They swooped across
the ceiling and jumped
from wall to wall.
When a new flame
spurted from the fire
the warm black shapes
went wild for a moment
until they settled,
and the fire subsided,
and the shadows moved
slowly, slowly,
as if they were
tired,
and my eyes closed,
and I fell asleep.
Magic Light
When I was a
child
my mother tucked me
in at bed time,
stirred the fire,
kissed me, said
“Good night,”
and left.
But I was not
alone.
The flames in the
fireplace
filled my room
with magic light.
As they leapt
up the chimney
the shadows of the
dresser, the clock
on the mantelpiece,
and the toys at the
end of my bed
leapt with them.
They swooped across
the ceiling and jumped
from wall to wall.
When a new flame
spurted from the fire
the warm black shapes
went wild for a moment
until they settled,
and the fire subsided,
and the shadows moved
slowly, slowly,
as if they were
tired,
and my eyes closed,
and I fell asleep.
68 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2017
About the author
Dane R. Gordon
22 books1 followerDane Gordon served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He has degrees in history, theology, and philosophy from Cambridge and London Universities, England and from the University of Rochester, USA. He is an emeritus professor of philosophy from Rochester Institute of Technology, a retired Presbyterian minister, and a poet.
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