Fire

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FIRE

Fire the friend and fire the foe.

Destroying and redeeming.

See how the tapering fingers grow,

Crackling, leaping, gleaming.

Not of the air or of the earth,

A mysterious living wonder;

Liquefying, giving birth,

Like lightning and like thunder.

We warm our hands at the flame

And give thanks for the gift of heat;

We know we have you to blame

For the ashes of our defeat.

Chameleon, enemy and friend;

Always thus, through history.

At the beginning, at the end;

Fire...........a mystery.

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JUST KIDDING

I'm standing here in my swimmers, ready for a dip

And the ocean's waiting, cool and bright and blue.

For a moment I am standing here, readying myself

And, incidentally, taking-in the view.

Now! A deep breath! I stride towards

The doors that are swinging wide,

Over the tables, over the rail

To splash on the other side.

Picture it, ladies and gentlemen!

How athletically I flew!

Sadly, I make an admission.....

Not one word of it is true!

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The sea is quite a way away

(Note the strip of green).

And.... me in my swimmers! Don't make me laugh!

That's a sight not to be seen.

What is real is the location,

A hotel by the sea,

Where we often go for lunch,

And where the view is free.

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