A True Fire

to make a truly toasty fire
one must gather bare branches
from wooded fields. 

what is a fire
without a crackling
but just a warm
and very sterile thing.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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March 25, 2019 at 7:17 AM
The crackling and popping is what makes it "real" for me, and I love a bonfire!
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