us
cinders simply smoldering
while the brushwood
lays stacked in the shed
with
one venturing
to fuel the flames
the other hastily dowsing
although
not snuffing it out
no, not completely
not that last ember
rather
adding small bits
fruitless efforts
to tame the conflagration
however
flames such as this
cannot be kept as pets
like a candle on the mantle
and
the radiance
will not be tamed
it cannot be diminished
for
there is merely one shade
this timber burns
bright red
~csr