keeping watch for dragons #8 – campfire dragon
Late summer is the time for campfires. We have to be careful, of course, to make sure there is no risk of forest fire and campfires are permitted. But on an evening when the fire index hotline says OK, and we have a small stack of wood beside the fire pit and a bench for sitting, there is no better way to pass an evening.
Campfires are great places for telling stories. They are also good places to dream and remember. A campfire means getting smoke in your eyes, so the images can be a little blurry. You can watch the sparks lift from the fire and ascend into the dark night. The question is, are they also watching you … ?
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campfire dragons
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dragons prowl
in balsam
back crawl in amber
blisters of pitch
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dragons lurk
under mantles of smoke
blacken the stones
spurt throatfuls of fire
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dragons leap
to the Drago sky
watch us grow small
with sparking eyes
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close their lids
and sleep in flight
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© Jane Tims 1998
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Love the topic of campfires and your drawing. Thank you!
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tobeamazed
August 28, 2012 at 12:48 am
Hi. Glad you like the drawing! Jane
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jane tims
August 28, 2012 at 8:16 am
Wonderful poem and drawing, Jane. 🙂
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Robin
August 27, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Hi Robin. Thanks! I love campfires. Unfortunately our fire index is still very high, so no fires this August! Jane
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jane tims
August 27, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Love your drawing!
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Jane Fritz
August 24, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Hi. It was too hard to get photos of campfires this summer… too dry and hot and not safe to burn…. Jane
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jane tims
August 25, 2012 at 10:00 am