Flame of the forest.       28.2.21


Spring's here!

Her skirts made of

Orange and red flowers!

Palash in bloom

'Flame of the forest'

Transformed by 

The sunshine

Blaze of colour

Tongues of fire

Leaping high..


Long long ago

Prince in hiding

Royalty forced

Into obscurity,

Shepherding his flock;

Strange sight ahead

Burning bush

On fire but not burnt..

He was shocked..

God Most High

God most Holy

Entrusting a huge task

Divine appointment and plan

Shepherd His people

Into the promised land...


Mighty rushing wind

Tongues of fire

Unschooled fishermen

Tongues came to life

Holy Spirit at work

Transformed the world..


We're fickle

Easily distracted

Our love for Him

Luke warm

Wears thin..

Need His infilling

Keep the flames burning..


Our love lives too

The fires at the beginning,

Too easily turn 

Into smouldering heaps

We grow apart

Choked by the smoke..

Broken hearts..

He is the key

Need His grace

Keep the fires burning

Grow old together

For keeps..


Our evanescent spring

Doesn't stay long

The blossoms

Soon wither and dry..


But He's the same

Creator Father

Friend and Saviour Son

The Comforter and Helper

Three in one

Stoking the flames

Keeping them alive…



Lisa Choudhrie



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