Lyrics: "Flames"
Music by David Rubenstein, Lyrics by Barbara KupferbergMidi file
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I write at the whim of my fire,
And burn with the heat of the flame,
There is no desire for glory,
Nor thirst for the flavor of fame.
I write at its whim, where it takes me,
Meander the paths at its will,
See the world through the glaze that surrounds it,
Aglow with the blaze of the kiln.
Blowing glass, making pottery's exciting,
What's created is new every time,
Forged by one's mettle, metal tested,
The letters of fire need not rhyme.
Like fire, the holy breath feeds it,
The rhythm of life sets its beat,
And the red and the gold are its banner,
The whim of the fire guides its feet.
Poetry moves unrestricted,
Burning bright in the glory hole's eye,
The breath of the dragon that fuels it,
Reaches higher than the stars, than the sky!