Some will blaze and burn with ease <br />some will glow but not in peace <br />some are torn and flame will seize <br />splendid hold on mantle torch <br /> <br />Born with it they grow to glow <br />borne with rules they learn to glow <br />bound in blues they dare to glow <br />billowing flames on mantle torch <br /> <br />Lofty minds await ripe time <br />longing hearts be sure to shine <br />log-jam head harvest hope vine <br />lodestar touch on mantle torch <br /> <br />Young will look and glow with hope <br />young will yelp in yen to grow <br />young will yank or hold the rope <br />yellow page of mantle torch.<br /><br />Emmanuel Odum<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mantle-torch/
