The Fireman and the Poet

THE FIREMAN AND THE POET


The Fireman sees a poet
scribbling in his notebook.

He sees the lightning bolting
through the pen.

The poet is channeling powerful forces.

The poem holds energy
the way molecules hold heat.

The Fireman sits by this fire
in the winter of history

warms his hands
shivers a bit as he takes it in.



Richard Smyth

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