The Fireman At the Burning Bush

THE FIREMAN AT THE BURNING BUSH


This is not just any burning bush.
It is the Burning Bush,
the one Moses spoke to so long ago.
This is the bush lit by the Big Bang
at the beginning of time.
This is the bush that never burns out,
that never turns to ash:
the ultimate fuel:
a small sun.
This is where the Fireman comes
to remember who he is:
a man of Fire,
one who has come to keep people warm,
to share his life-giving energies.

Whole worlds arise in his wake.


Richard Smyth

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