A Prayer to Red

[hearth_tott]

I call to Red, fire of life, fire of passion,
fire of fury, fire that burns bright, burns hot, that sears
the soul. All must be full, all must be whole, all must
be bright, and sharp, and harsh, and deep, all must be all.
To scream to the sky, to sing to the sea, you call
to the world to see itself as you do. Fire of love,
your glance ignites us, your breath scalds our skin,
your touch brands us as yours. Without your flame
we wither, without your heat we soon grow cold.
Many-splendored Red of the light and of the dark,
you are rage, you are pleasure, you are the firestorm,
you are the soul of the artist and the lover.

Comments

[elfinecstasy]

I just read your profile which I hadn't before I commented - and so I see you know me :-) :-)
Just a note by the way - yes, I wanted the genders for each color to be something each person can work with as suits them - to see a Lady instead of a Lord Silver is just as valid. To see Silver as a silver bird is just as valid. I give them form, but want the readers to find their own best and closest connection.

:-)

[hearth_tott]

Thank you, and yes, your books are the inspiration for this journey :) so absolutely thank you!

I'm so glad to hear you confirm the impression I had gotten--after reading the second book where the experiences are so different, I'd thought that might be the case, but I also wondered whether there would be a gendered connection made in a later book that would turn out to be essential (since of course I don't know what you have in mind for future volumes).