http://slow.writerscafe.org/Astraea The original writings of author Celestine Astraea Firestorm en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775985448 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 The balefire glows brightly this spring nightExcited faces glow with delightBringing the May Day festival to its pinnacleNine woods combine to complete this ritualSymbolizing our Goddess, engulfed first White bark wood of BirchSymbolizing our God, that jolly blokeStrong, sacred wood of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/351228/ raindrops on rosespetals collecting watercool, refreshing drink http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/332647/ sweet and gentle scentsdaisies absorb the sunlightwildflower dreams http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/332646/ atearfalls http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/327384/ entwinedme http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/327382/ a cat chases http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/327381/ everything i meant to sayevery word i needed to expresssitting at the tip of my tonguei bite my lipgnawing until it grows numb keeping these explosive words from detonating a ticking bombnever knowing when the countdown will endand the bursting words lit with firewill take their wi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/312466/ I trek to the MotherlandCalling all people!Gram of bee pollen sprinkled on my silver sage faceI'm pressing my knees to the Sonora Desert GroundEverything is in Divine orderI rise to my feetAn irreplaceable soulStands with me this twilightI gaze into her bejeweled eyesBestowing up.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/312327/ Sweet bluebirdsUnderneath the rose bushMaking music on this late August mornMisty grass swayingEnticingRain clouds gather on the hillsideSprinkling dewElm trees are ablazeNew vivid colors aboundDefining a novel Autumn http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/311807/ Risking everythingI took a chance on youShould I have done so?Killing me insideI wish I had thought this throughTook it all for grantedAnother lost soulLingering nearer to the edgeLosing grip http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/311801/ Just rambling onUntil I amSlowly slipping TranceMemories You and meI revel at what could have beenMight have beenA better choiceGoddess only knowsIt could have been fateNever knowingAlways wishingThat tonight you were hereI settle myself into bedOnly to toss and tur.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/311798/ I believe every day and every nightAnd I never spend a moment in frightWhen I perform my sacred ritesWith only a candle as lightIt's when my spirit takes flightSoaring to amazing new heightsSurrounded by colors so brightFilled with energy, pure whiteBringing me such spectacular delig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/311779/ subtly slowingtinkering with my headis it time?is it time?drifting doggedlylosing myself to the othersideis it time?is it time?my eyes are forced openthey keep drooping fartheris it time?is it time?i'm falling foreverdreamland, open your armshere i come http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/311776/ Far in the marshes Awaits the slumbering dragon Tempt her, if you must http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/310763/ Although all assailants acquiesceBarely breathable bindings botherCasually catching calm currents During drastic daily demolitionsEven each equal empressFirstly fabricates former fablesGathering grand gossip glitchesHowever horrid his hoaxI inevitably incurred ignoranceJust jealous.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/309931/ O dearest GoddessMother of EarthShine down upon us this nightWe feel the ebb and flow of your loveUniting us, a coven, within youO dearest GoddessMother of the starsGlisten over our sacred circleWe give our thanks to you aloneFor you, are our iridescent lightO dearest Goddess.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/309441/ raging tempest forcedroplets patter softly stillbeaded crystal rain http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/307257/ Where did you come from? 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pieces at your feetYour blood-soaked hands poised palm up on your kneesAs your shoulders form into a shrugTelling me, repeatedly, that I'm not the cause of your miseryBut never showing it...."i don't know"........"it's not you, it's me"....A s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/305293/ Chromatic summer daisies stretch toward the paling tangerine sunTheir tilted stems sway away from phantom shadowsWhilst spectres dance in the ever-increasing beclouded twilightLuminescence hovers betwixt misty petalsBlossoms grasp for final moments of radianceTrying desperately to create a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/305275/ What is it that flickers deep within your eyes?I see you trying to hide itLurking in your mind(a guilty conscience maybe?)The "No Admittance" sign flickers in my face(I'm talking to a brick wall)You don't even look at me anymoreI'm just an asset nowNo longer the mos.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Astraea/305023/ Then there are the days that I act 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