I wrote this poem in 1985, 17 years old. It compares the soul to a flame. Just as a flame needs darkness to shine brightly, so is the soul transformed by love, desire, passion and pain. Read also Contemplation (1984),
The Flame
A Man’s Reply
I wrote this poem in 1983, at the age of 16. It was written from what I believed was a man’s point of view in love and passion. It describes the conflict between desire and the need for freedom. Compare
Woman – 1
This is the first of a series of poems I wrote in the 1980s, in my early teens. Compare this poem to Autumn Again (1986), with its similar theme of womanly desire. I would hear your name And warmth would