Poem: Fire

“Fire”
by Bill Ward
1999

In a cave somewhere a human figure crouches
Over a pile of sticks and logs, shivering
Ten thousand years before Duraflame and matches
I just need to be sure the damper is open.

© 1999 William R. Ward
All Rights Reserved
December 6, 1999

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