fire and rain

I love analogies! I am a visual person so I guess that is why I like word pictures.

If my thoughts are like bubbles then my words are like fire.

some of my words can be like the low even flame of the gas stove. These symetrical little licks of flame, like my words, can be warming and useful. Sometimes when I am set on high, my words are full of energy and can get things started quickly. when i am set on low, my words can simmer and gently warm.

The popping flames of a wood fire, the kind you have in the fireplace on a chilly night or like that, oh so mystic camp fire. You can spend hours watching these awsome flames. they are like long conversations with your friends or stories you make up for your kids. they grow and pop and you can see amazing things in them.

I also have words that are like the flames that are the hottest. these burn white hot. they can do the most damage. they make me think of those mean little comments that i sometime grumble under my breath. they to, can singe and cause a foul smell. I hate these words. they are just like that nasty white coal that has no substance or use. they can get away so easily and make things ugly.

words can be so powerful they can break a heart, flames can be so hot they melt iron. flames and words really are similar. they can have an awsome power. the kind of power that can distroy and leave a path that takes a long time to repair but they can also do things...turn trash into art, provide power and enlightment, show us the way, warm ....well you get the picture...the word picture.