will you walk with me?
hand in hand
as today fades into tomorrow
our silhouettes on the horizon
outlined in memory
forever captured in time
can you hear my heart speak?
whispering a thousand names…
with every hopeful beat
as we gather under sunset’s kiss
burning yesterday’s pain away
sinking into cooling sands
let us build what they cannot kill
with their guns and their lies
it’s all they know…violence
but we live with the gift of compassion
binding us…into a collective
something they haven’t…community
as day dies…
we will arise…
beauty born of night
bringing hope to the fight
and love as our guide
we will emerge…
victorious
Fantastic!
Thank you! Glad you found a spot by the fire! 🔥
yes, Willow, I will walk with you and everyone here wherever the trail may go. Incredible, inspiring write, and much needed read on this first day of the poetic year!
with heartfelt thanks
Clay
We need community and hope more than ever these days. If the fire burns low, we’ll just gather more kindling. Thank you, Clay
hello beautiful Willow this is very uplifting the current climate of fear is getting to me I fear a lot…this put my mind at peace❤️
We have to take the moments one breath at a time these days, and build our community so strong we hold each other up. They’re doing their best to bring us down. Gotta keep the fires of hope burning 🧡
This is such a beautiful song. Very powerful and you are absolutely right, we need community. Thank you for this.
Can’t let the fire go out. It takes all of us. Thank you, Fia 🧡
Brilliantly penned, Willow. Now that’s a bonfire! Excellent lyrics with an amazing musical arrangement. Really liked the drums in this my friend. That third stanza worked as a bridge, I really loved the build to that moment, the bridge brought it all home. It was also the heaviest part of the song with the drums working like exclamation points to your words. When my brother was a drummer in a certain band, I often referred to him as: “The Human Exclamation Point.” Drummers help put emphasis on lyrics in my opinion. Nicely done per usual. Appreciate you.
Damian
Drums are the beat we march to. Definitely the punctuation. I think I wanted a strong drum rhythm there to keep the energy building, keep the fire burning and hope going. Thank you, my friend. I’ll be bringing wood as needed to keep it going
This feels like walking alongside the poem itself—hand in hand through both shadow and light. I love how it turns struggle into hope, and hope into a quiet, unshakable victory.
So often we have to transition from one emotion and strength to the next. We’ve just endured one helluva year and we gotta build ourselves up and hold to our community to get through the upcoming days, but we can do it and come out the other side. Thank you, Thomas 🧡
Yes I will walk together with you and in hand, dear Willow, and burn yesterday’s pain to substitute it with new hope which you inspire so brilliantly with this masterpiece!
I think we’re long overdue. And we’ll need another infusion before long, I’m sure. I needed to rest my lungs from screaming. I’m sure I’ll be screaming again in a minute, but right here, right now, we need to build the fire. Thank you, Elke 🧡
The unifying spirit of this song reaches beyond the soul. Very beautiful.
Much respect
Naaj
Community is all we have these days. So…we need to build it as strong as possible. Thank you, Naaj
Awwwwwwww nice!
This is like sugar for day old coffee, making it tolerable. Like a rare seashell after the bombardment of the ocean’s waves.
Thank you for this treasure of a poem. It’s a gem.
Gotta keep the fire going. Now more than ever. Thank you, Styxian
This is not only poetry but something else beside .. I could probably both read and listen to it pretty much round the clock .. Neville 😎💛⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌻👍
Trust me, I wrote the thing and there have been days when I did listen to it on repeat. I’ll be blowing the place up with rants, but I’m keeping this fire going. Thank you, Neville 🧡