http://slow.writerscafe.org/silverflame The original writings of author Justin Tobey en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776015383 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Just something fun. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/1079575/ An exercise in Spanish led to a poem in English... :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/812966/ My English final sonnet. Hurray! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/744469/ A few moments that came together into a short poem. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/666968/ A testament to those moments when I feel like I could slip through the universe. Hopefully to become a song shortly. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/643915/ A fond memory of an encounter with the Wild. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/553261/ Just some thoughts I had about the universe... :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/545965/ This poem, while not particularly original, got me through the boredom of finals week. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/504189/ The sun lights up the horizonin a swirling burst of clouds and stars.By the new day's light we seewhat gift the Lady has left in the night.Shimmering droplets anoint the ground,suspended like diamonds among the emerald brilliance.They paint the land in rainbows and gilded silvermarking out spiraling.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/493181/ No earthly idea where this came from, and it's a work-in-progress, but... Here it is. It started with a quirky idea about combining depth and height, and in the end sort turned into a description of the Goddess... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/474431/ Inspired by "Witches' Rune" by SJ Tucker. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/450788/ Imagination burns like a flame,devouring and recreatingas a phoenix reborn of ashes.It rages with an enquenchable ferocitylike a wildfire across a field of silvering grass.It shines like an inner sun,radiating outward to enlighten the worldin beams of gold and crimson. It flow.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/423923/ Ah, the begining of summer. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/422755/ As the rest of the class dissected frogs, I sat in the next room writing. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/419932/ This poem/prophecy/strangeness is the product of a 5-hour-long plane flight across the country. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/419926/ Reincarnation, in detail. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/384479/ I have no idea where this came from... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/378840/ The sky lights upas nature reawakens.Countless hues glide across the skyand paint the wet pavementin dappled iridescence.Droplets of waterhang like crystalsand shine like stars. The living world rejoicesin the singing of birdsand the bright green grass.All things unleash.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/374433/  Chilling winds and grey cloudsencircle and cloakthe waiting world. Without warning,stinging shards of celestial glassplummet from the skyin sheets and wavesof wild power.The ground glitterswith the pelting drops,mocking the starlightthat once gleamed on its surfa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/374430/ As the Circle is cast,time unravels its weave.The barriers of realityevaporate, fall away,as a new power takes hold. The twinkling starsand smiling moontake on new lifeas the quarters rise up,columns of energyprotecting and watching. As the spell is woven,our mi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/371794/ A flicker, a flash.Memories of memoriesstir deep insidethe well of my thoughts.A brief image, a thought,a feeling. Nothing more.Yet with it,whole lives resurface. A vision reconstructs,pieces of the puzzlefalling into placelike glass tilesin a window.Fragment after f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/368598/ This is a little piece born of the eternal boredom of Lit. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/354229/ This is a little premature, but... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/346804/ Autumn beckonswith fiery silver windsand blazing orange clouds.Light and shadow swirl and dancein a shower of looming darknessand glorious sparks of diamond. Air and Fire combinein a maelstrom of power and life.Winds bloom from the distant East,carrying the heat of the risin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/329699/ Why must people judgebased on outward perceptions?How did we ever get the ideathat an appearance tells all? While most may seeonly a silent boy,long dark curls hiding his face,the few who get to know melearn of the complex labyrinthof my thoughts, both dark and light... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/326569/ We lose ourselves in the ruby wind,sands of time rising, falling,amidst the diamond tearsand beaming smilesof those who are caught in it. The dunes shift like captured wavesof gold, amber, cloud.Ripples of shadow and silveracross the desert skyflicker under starry heavens... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/325361/ My bedroom. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/323722/ Sunset at the beach... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/319980/ I've been pondering this one for a while... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/318718/ I stepped outside my door tonight... What a shock! ;) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/318713/ My friend Mary and I went to the park today and discovered something quite astonishing (at least, to us). :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/316888/ I'm taking an anthropology course at the local college, and this was a fun experience we had. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/316435/ I finally noticed that my vast imagination has slowly shrunk these last two or three years... :( I'm working on rebuilding it to its former splendor. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/316101/ This poem was inspired by Melanie Rawn's "Dragon Prince" and "Dragon Star" trilogies... In them, faradhi, or Sunrunners, have the power to project their souls onto the sunlight. It made me think... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/315584/ I was watching the wind in the grass the other day, and this came to me... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/312703/ This is based on a mound of dirt that was a popular hang out for me and my friends. It's gone now, but you can still see the bright grass and small bump in the land. This one's for you guys... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/311729/ The night sky... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/310650/ This is for our two dogs, Buddy, who we've had for three years, and Tobi, who we just got. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/309323/ Depression has lifted! (Hopefully for good!) :D http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/307646/ We had lightning and thunder last night!!! What a treat! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/304510/ Inspired by a tree-climbing voyage with my best friend Mary http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/303792/ Inspired by a trip to the beach one evening... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/301215/ I raise my voice,surprised by what I find there.The words pour out of me,though I shouldn't know them. The song burst outward,infusing my soul and heartinto the notes of the melody.Words cannot describethe feeling as the magic of soundescapes my mouth and flows forth,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/300134/ Finding myself... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/295419/ ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/291158/ My description of Nirvana... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/289798/ This is a true story from a few days ago. Water tubing is fun!!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/289511/ I had a quite depressing epiphany today (which is ironic, considering how much fun I had. I'll write a story about it later, but I'm out of time now.) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/288898/ Inspired by a trip to the pool last night... : ) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/287482/ This was inpired by a picture I recently drew. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/silverflame/286147/