Ode To A Fire

What is it about a fire?


We can lose ourselves in the twist of a flame


It is a time for contemplation


The long winter nights are made welcoming and warm by a fire burning in the hearth


and



wherever we are
we are at home there



I remember as a child


staring for hours

lost in time

exploring the infernal depths

of a blazing fire


within it was a landscape

of burning caverns

and cliffs



Plateaus of fire



Upon which I could imagine myself



A flame




wherever the fire is found

it is the center
and the focus of attention



we could measure the world
flame by flame




and





In the glowing core
of those furnaces



we would always catch a glimpse





of our true selves