To Light a Fire
In the Sierra cold
I burned your poem
to light a fire.
It blazed hot enough
to kindle dead twigs
I found in the freezing dusk.
All night I gathered small wood
to keep the fire and myself alive.
I'm sorry I had to burn it,
but believe me, I know
why you wrote your poem.
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Published by James Turner
Raised in South Carolina; Navy veteran, World War Two; BA Univ. of Missouri, 1950; Lodi, CA newspaper reporter, editor; private pilor; bookstore owner; retired; married; 2 children; 7 grandchildren.... View profile
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