Let There Always Be Light — Rebecca Elson
Vervain sage incense
thin reeds to ceiling sky.
Kneeled bedside to pray:
Let there always be light
My anxious crawl to reve’s
tempered breath’s scrawl,
a fathomless, immutable
pledge: there shall ever be.
Top photo is by Maxim Sivyi
Grace is today’s host for dVerse’ Open Link Night. Grace says link up one poem of your choice or:
Use the top line as a title or as part of your poem: Let There Always Be Light
Tao Talk 
i do love the image of that incense — let ther be light
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Love the image you chose and your poem is a good pledge to have!
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Indeed!
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😊
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This reads like a prayer with the smell of incense. Thank you for the pledge, let there always be light.
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My pleasure, Grace, and thank you for the line to write to <3
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An aromatic prayer of a poem, Lisa!
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Thanks, Kim :)
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I haven’t burned incense in ages, but that “light” smoke looks quite familiar from when I last did so. A wonderful pledge to make.
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Thanks, Bruce. I burn it daily!
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Naturally I am curious about vervain incense, wondering if I would enjoy it. ‘The line’ is perfectly placed and the image is mesmerizing.
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Helen, the Esteban company used to make vervain scented incense but not anymore afaik. Vervain has the scent of verbenas so if you like those you probably would.
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Beautiful meditation; may it manifest.
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Oloriel, thank you.
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The first prayer, I think. (K)
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<3 Imagining the first cave people sitting around a fire…
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Exactly.
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Very well done, Lisa. You are right when the light goes out we all will go with it. I love your beautiful photos as well.
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Dwight, thank you. I love to watch the incense curl.
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You are welcome. Me too!
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Let there always be light…is so positive.
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Yes it is! It really inspired me towards the light.
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It caught me last night and made me feel better! As corny as that sounds.
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Beautifully written Li
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Thanks much, Sadje. Also wanted to tell you I like your new profile pic :)
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Thank you so much Li.
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You’re very welcome.
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🩷🩷🩷
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Indeed a meditation on Light! Let it be.
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<3
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Lisa, your poem is a powerful meditation on prayer and the eternal desire for light. The imagery of vervain sage incense and the solemn act of kneeling bedside creates a profound sense of devotion. A beautifully rendered piece! 🌟📜
~David
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Thanks much for the feedback and glad you connected with it, David.
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There shall ever be – love the imagery of this poem.
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Paul, thanks!
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:)
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This flows like the slow burn of incense.❤️🙏🏻
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:) I actually tried to take a pic last night of my incense waft but not as easy as it looks.
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If ever poetry were like incense, this would be it, Lisa, the sweet incense of prayer and amen.
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<3 Thanks, Dora!
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