my decalescence

07/2014

With every glance at worn photographs 

The coals stir in my mind

Embers turn over to the surface

Popping in a glowing red revival 

Causing faint smoke to wisp

And spiral around rekindling flames

Raking deeper, the scalding 

Becomes a lifetime of Julys

Searing together into a stream

Of smoldering memories, burning 

Through my eyes as a single boiling tear

Author's Note

Decalescence: A sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase in a metal being heated, caused by endothermic structural changes and resulting in a darkening of the metal.

Reviews

[Chaselyn]

"A lifetime of Julys," is the part that resonates within me most. This is a wonderful concept... I wish I could delve deeper into how it makes you see, hear, smell, feel, and LIVE when these coals stir. I crave more of the writing but perhaps that is beautiful about this poem.. It leaves someone insatiated and perhaps stirs coals in their mind.

[Ruth]

So tangibly felt...your metaphor here just rolls and rolls over into each breathtaking line, superb xx

[Elizabeth Porterfield]

nice:) I really like it:) great write:)

I do feel the hurt, in these burning days of July my dear friend, it's hard, to see a year pass by each time, and not be able to receive this loss... Such a deep, and true write, from out of the rawest core.

I appreciate the way you write, for I'm glad you have your pen... in days, in July. Thanks also for the authors note dear, I do believe with you, this has a richer meaning though. I loved the way you expressed yourself here. Very well written Joshy.

- Elisa xoxo

[Matching Socks]

Thank you for the authors note, saved me having to google it. :)
Great poem Josh, I've read about July in your poems before, your poems really come across as real, authentic, probably 'cause they are.
I felt the heat in this one stirring to life.

[Nida]

I absolutely love your use of imagery. It is intact. You have your subject in focal point. The technique is very important to keep your readers engrossed. I see this as a tribute to the emotion itself. It is exemplary the way you have dealt with a certain feeling, an emotion that does not last for more than certain seconds in this beautiful detailed summary of those lasting moments. Your metaphors are apt I would say and the emotion that they invoke is so ironical that it makes me question the state of one's mind and the nature of emotions themselves. Brilliant. Congratulations :)

[joshua deathdealer]

Thank you so very much. I did write this to really slow down and show what happens during the fleeting moments of a particular emotion. I also tried to imply that it has become repetitious, giving me ability to map it out to detail. But yes, thank you for the awesome review. xx