
If you want to start a fire
Safely
It should be started
On the ground
Surrounded by sturdy stones
Best to get your coals
Burning steadily
Rather than the
Quick bursts of flame
That starve once they’ve
Taken all the air.
With a steady fire
You can cook
Food to be shared
Or watch the ancestors dance
In the flames
Feed it
Watch it.
Respect it.
Let it warm you.
And when you no longer
Need its warmth.
Give it back to the earth.
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