Art Poetique

"Let your verse be the thing in motion"

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Fire

I often woke while others slept

And crept into the den

Lured by dancing flames of mirth

That dad had risen to tend.


The glass-fronted stove emitted the light

Its tapestry patterns sewn

A happy contentment in my heart

For fleeting years at home.


I'd sit in the chair of the quiet house

With only the crackling wood

Wanting the moment to never pass...

If only it never could.






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