“MAKING A FIRE TO KEEP US WARM THROUGH A STORMY NIGHT” a poem about keeping our home fire going through a storm
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL
Written and published by Chinmayan…
to share the magic and beauty of simple living in the country
THE DAWNING LIGHT, Volume 7, Issue Number 539
Journey Of The Heart Section Number 314
Sunday, October 22, 2023»»»»»ONE MINUTE READ TIME««««<
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MAKING A FIRE TO KEEP US WARM THROUGH THE STORMY NIGHT
I am up in the middle of the night,
As my restless mind allows no sleep,
And find the fire in the belly of our big
Wood stove has nearly gone out,
Our rooms growing cold against the
Fury of the storm howling outside.
Tired and stumbling, I find fire paper
And sweet smelling split pine kindling
And lay a bed on the barely twinkling ashes
In the fire box of the stove, but nothing catches
Even with all the doors and dampers open
And so I strike a match and set the
Tiny flame to the pile of hungry paper
Which suddenly explodes into a roaring fire,
Like someone we all thought was dead,
Now leaping back to heat and life.
I sit by the stove, quietly nursing the
Baby fire, laying on more kindling until
It suddenly roars up through the chimney
Like an old steam train leaving the station,
Then gathering speed until it is going
Flat out and full tilt clackety clack
Into the dark night down the tracks.
As the fire grows and the room warms,
I fill the stove with thick heavy split oak,
Shut the dampers down and watch the fiery
Dance of burning wood behind the glass door—
Secure in the knowing the fire will burn on,
Keeping us warm through the stormy night
While I stumble off to bed, ready to journey
Once again in the vast country of restful dreams.
November 14, 2017
Still Mountain Sanctuary
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A BEAUTIFUL SONG FOR YOU TO SET YOUR SPIRIT ON FIRE!
“I Will Wait” by Mumford and Sons
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