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Fire - Rage - Sapphic Stanza

Pappy dove through firestorms and hazards, blindly! Burning both hands, losing a patch of skin and Hopeful, Helpful, Rescuing, did it kindly Saving poor Henry! 2/28/2019

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/2/2019 5:27:00 AM

This is what Pappys do! Wow! So profoundly perfect. Tribute to the kind of dad we all wanted, and some of us were lucky enough to have. I was in a car that caught on fire once with my dad and my Uncle and they were throwing kids out almost before they got out of their front seats. We hit the ditches so fast, we did not realize what was happening.

Andrew Fairchild
Date: 3/2/2019 10:57:00 PM

Yes, and it is exactly what my father would have done! Praise God for your dad and uncle! I am reminded by your comment, of the famous millionaire, whose name I can't remember, on the Lusitania, who spent his last minutes putting lifejackets on children and shouting, 'Save all the kiddies you can!' Thank God for good Fathers (and Uncles)!

Elaine George

Date: 3/2/2019 3:47:00 AM

A great example of this poetic genre, Andrew. Thank you for sharing. Elaine

Andrew Fairchild
Date: 3/2/2019 11:12:00 PM

Thank you kindly. It's an experiment. I have only done a very few of these. So, thanks for your encouragement of my first efforts!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/1/2019 9:06:00 PM

I see you did the four elements!!! Nicely done, Andrew. I hope i have time to view the others. Let me go see.

Andrew Fairchild
Date: 3/2/2019 11:13:00 PM

Thank you so much! Yes, I did them as an experiment. Figured, it would be easier, if I had a theme to guide me.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 2/28/2019 3:58:00 PM

The sapphic lends itself to this sort of tension doesn't it! There's a whole story in those few lines! :)

Andrew Fairchild
Date: 2/28/2019 4:05:00 PM

P.S., you're the bes'!