Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Fire!

Abe V Rotor

Painting in acrylic, AVR 2004

Fire is life, fire is death;

nature's first invention,

ultimate destruction,

yet comfort by the hearth.


Fire is wild, fire is tame,

source of prime energy,

or friend turned enemy;

or glowing wand of fame.


Fire bares all, covers all;

creeps under, runs uphill;

in summer or in chill,

all things short or tall.


Fire, the first whim, last cry,

at home, in battlefield;

the first arm, the first shield,

the worst fear, the last sigh. ~

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