Fire Cycle
By: GinaMarie
2/6/22
Ashes drifting through the air
as embers wait around me.
Fuel lays prepped
ready to stoke the fire,
waiting,
for the time
to spark.
I move things
and empty the furnace,
clearing away what will not
add to the flame.
The flame sparks,
igniting destruction.
Growing the fire--
adding fuel to the conflagration,
fanning the flame
to a height of infernic rage.
Feeding the dragon to sustain the power,
the light,
the heat,
the rejuvenation of being.
The rage declines to the point
of a steady burn.
The flames lower and
the forge is ready to ignite creation.
Galaxies swirl, new life is born,
and the fire subsides
into a deep space
of midnight ember.
And then,
I choose an ember
to hold,
and sustain,
and carry with me
for the next iteration of...
Ashes drifting through the air
as embers wait around me.