Monday, April 29, 2024

So Far from Family and Fire

prompt misquoted from Danusha Laméris’ “Small Kindnesses”

 

far from hearth, heart, heart-stone

from home-light, home-life

 

far from hearth-rug, old dog sprawled seeking heat to comfort old bones

 

far from kettle, far from black pot swung on iron hook, andirons, fire-irons, fire-screen

 

far from house-wife, house-husband, house, home, kitchen, dog

 

wings of fire, dragon-fire, phoenix-fire, sky-spread like sails.

 

 

Books Available
Dervish Lions
The Day of My First Driving Lesson
Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare's Stable
High-Voltage Lines
Knocking from Inside

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