December - 2022

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New issue of Spirit Fire Review, December 2022

autumn leaves, image by Stefan Schweihofer, on Pixabay, modified Welcome to our December issue of Spirit Fire Review! It's kind of a...

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Beyond Seasons: poems by Robert Funderburk

rolling fields, image by Sabine, on Pixabay Beyond Seasons The leaves of autumn’s frosty winds, red and gold and rust, draw more beauty...

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Old Graves and Mesquite: two poems by Don Thompson

mesquite tree, image from Pixabay Old Graves Who, where and when— Matters of fact Carved in low-grade marble Assert that death’s...

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Memorare: by Sean O’Neill

night and start of dawn, image by Petra, on Pixabay Memorare Remember that the grindings of the fretful space between the silent wars of...

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Forgotten Ones: Essay by Miya Sae

woman with computer, image by GraphicMama-team, on Pixabay, modified Forgotten Ones You know those awesome moments when you hear church...

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His Heart-Work: poem by Mark Weinrich

autumn leaves, image by Stefan Schweihofer, on Pixabay HIS HEART-WORK Imagination flies on fragile wings, in orange, apricot, magenta,...

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A Heavy Love: poem by Douglas J. Lanzo

morning dew on red berries, image by Ute Becker, on Pixabay A Heavy Love My father carried his wife from room to room, lifting her...

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Coupled: poem by Domini Boling

moonlight on water, image by 愚木混株 Cdd20, on Pixabay Coupled Couples holding hands move through moonbeams churning in the sea. Spilling...

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The candle of remembrance: a poem by Carol Farnsworth

woman in warm coat, image by Epi_, on Pixabay, modified The candle of remembrance (This poem is about the author’s mother, who was born...

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Hope: poems by Patrick Connors

Never Lose Hope, image by ShonEjai, on Pixabay, modified Violet One candle flickers in the cold dark waits for the light of the second...

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All That I’ve Loved Most Dearly: a poem by Yuan Changming

abstract image by Layers, on Pixabay, modified All That I’ve Loved Most Dearly: for Helena Qi Hong When I die at another antlike moment...

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My Prayer: by Janice Canerdy

pink and lavender flowers, image by Manfred Richter, on Pixabay My Prayer Forgive me when I fail to see how much You love and care for...

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What child is this? A Christmas cento

child in poverty, image by Ashutosh Goyal, on Pixabay A Christmas Cento What child is this? Blessed are those who consider the helpless...

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The Light: poem by Sandra Arnone

multiple masks, images from Pixabay The Light I share my light, it lies deep inside. A light that is needed to live a life that...

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When you think of them: poems by EG Ted Davis

tools, image by "CogSciLibrarian" on Pixabay In olden terms If thou create something with thine own two hands, then it shalt stand to...

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Creation Once Groaned: poem by Zachary Zolty

pit, abstract, image by Sergio Cerrato--Italia, on Pixabay Totality is no longer weeping, creation once groaned, the hunger of creation...

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More Than Three Wishes: by Maria Justa Polotan

photo by Cindy Bousquet Harris More Than Three Wishes I wish you gentle sunshine And, more so, gentle rain, I wish you deepest slumber, I...

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Flaming: by Veronica Michalowski

Christmas star poinsettia, image by Susanne Jutzeler, on Pixabay FLAMING crimson Star of Bethlehem poinsettia petals yellow amber centers...

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"The light shines in darkness..." (from John 1:5)

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SPIRIT FIRE REVIEW

Celebrating God's Goodness through Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Visual Art, and Music