Keep the flame alive, however fragile it’s dance
However forgotten in difficult days, distracted days
However obscured by the ego’s demands, by others’ demands
Stir the embers again, let stillness stir it to life, this red-hot mystery,
Wake it gently in the quiet, sit with the glow
Guard the fire from the wind
Shelter it from the rain
Protect this flickering glory from the fire-stealers
You’ll know them
For you are the flame-keeper, the keeper of your flame, as the flame keeps you
An inextinguishable blaze, and quite un-put-outable,
A holy flame, holy and strong
This kindly light
This burning gold within
This simple searing flame… and you it’s marvellous keeper
