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SPIRIT FIRE REVIEW

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

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Letting Go, Saying Yes: personal narrative by Carol Farnsworth
pathway in spring, image by Jill Wellington, on Pixabay Letting Go, Saying Yes This New Year, I am reminded of the Bible story of Jesus...
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Meaningless Words and Moments of Communion: haiku by EG Ted Davis
woods and stream, image by Amy, on Pixabay, slightly modified Meaningless words voiced out of anger and vengeance forgiveness needed * We...
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Paint the Sun: poems by Becky Parker
abstract sun, image by JWLUCKY, on Pixabay, modified Rain I embraced hope as thunder rumbled in the distance, the long season of drought...
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Dear Elle: a prose poem by Ann Iverson
cream-colored room, image by filipeaniceto, on Pixabay, slightly modified Dear Elle, I’m not sure why you changed your name from Karen or...
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Five Paintings by Cristiane Ventre
The Ballerinas, by Cristiane Ventre Girl Playing Harp, by Cristiane Ventre previously published in Revista Innombrable (of Mexico) Nov....
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Light in the Darkness: Poems and Photo by Laura Deschenes
photo by the author, Laura Deschenes Blinded Sin blinded me, hardening my heart to the truth of Jesus. Come unto me, all ye that labour...
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Of the End of Time and the End of My Time: personal narrative and photos by Ronald K. Bullis
Close-up of the Astronomical Clock, Strasbourg Cathedral (photo by the author, Ronald K. Bullis) * Of the End of Time and the End of My...
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Why Should I Be Concerned? Three poems by Shamik Banerjee
lamb, image by Catherine Stockinger, on Pixabay Why Should I Be Concerned? I’ve tried to be His humble sheep By keeping pride at bay. The...
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Twelve Steps to Paradise: poem by Paul J. L. Hughes
image by "wevfewv" on Pixabay Twelve Steps to Paradise Black smoke clouds encircle a crowd Of revellers standing outside a church hall,...
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Maid of the Dance: poem by Julia B. Griffin
"Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple," painting by Domenico Theotokópoulos, known as "El Greco," public domain image Maid...
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We’re All Unique: poem by Emily Trester
waterfalls and moss, image by Jaesung An, on Pixabay We’re All Unique I’ve heard before that no two sunsets are identical, Like the...
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God’s Presence: a poem by Jordan Zuniga
mountain peak, image by Karl Egger, on Pixabay When times are tough, His presence is there. Through darkness of night, I see a great...
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Sunflower Princess and On High: poems by Susan Mayer Brumel
sunflower, image by Ray Shrewsberry, on Pixabay Sunflower Princess Once lived a Sunflower Princess of fair temperament and form It was a...
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Jubilee: four poems by Robert Funderburk
wilderness way, image by Garrett, on Pixabay Year of Jubilee What God saw Jesus in the Garden, Sweating drops of blood, As he prayed for...
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Silver: poem by Rachel Dacus
digital collage by C. B. Harris, from images on Pixabay Silver "An everywhere of silver, With ropes of sand" ~ Emily Dickinson When I...
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The edging of days: poem by Kate Copeland
stained glass, image by pixelia, on Pixabay, modified The edging of days Straight, on, without sliding corners; crossing borders. Not...
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Trotting Away: poem by John Szamosi
gray sky, image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images, on Pixabay, modified Trotting Away Cracking neck and wrinkled arms but strong and passionate...
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Death of the Art Teacher: poem by Daniel Fitzpatrick
image by Heather Williams, on Pixabay The Death of the Art Teacher You loved to show me how to see the world, how the endlessly divisible...
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Songs of the Soul: poems by Francesco Favetta
abstract swirls, image by 1tamara2, on Pixabay, modified It's inside you! For good there's a party the happy thought every interior...
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Daily Bread: a poem by Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya
teacups and teapot, image by Sash P, on Pixabay, slightly modified Daily Bread Warm rays of sun shine through the windows of my apartment...
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