Monday, April 27, 2015

The Two Faces of Fire


Dr 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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