it is the release
of all that we have gathered
that warms us, and warms others
In the provision
of what the fire requires,
I recognize my corresponding needs:
enough air and enough proximity
to hold the heat within the burning core
The satisfaction
of the steady flame
responding to my nudging
lends a glow to heart,
hearth, earth, home.
©Wendy Mulhern
January 28, 2016
vessel by Jennifer McCurdy, photo by Gary Mirando
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