there must be something
about the shifting shapes of flames
that keeps us riveted
visual spectacle
combined with purpose
burn it up
and when it dies
the desire to have
more of the same
feed in another log
watch eagerly
how it catches on
bursts into yellow reddish stars
********
burns bright for a while after
later glows darkly
and dies unless refreshed
a suggestive
yet illusionary
image
for our lives
Mar 31, 2015
Mar 31, 2015 at 12:22 PM UTC
there must be something
about the shifting shapes of flames
that keeps us riveted
visual spectacle
combined with purpose
burn it up
and when it dies
the desire to have
more of the same
feed in another log
watch eagerly
how it catches on
bursts into yellow reddish stars
********
burns bright for a while after
later glows darkly
and dies unless refreshed
a suggestive
yet illusionary
image
for our lives
