the fire offers its warmth
and light in this cold night
though it struggles to find
the strength to ignite with
cold and damp fuel to feed
smooth smoke wafts up
over the fence into the drive
it sinks slowly into the glow
of the side door's lantern
the heated energy drifting
down the shadowy street
as Orion reclines in the east
Venus peers through the trees
incense from the spruce twigs
settles on the dormant grass
and wonder pauses for now
to breathe in the moment
under the weight of this fate
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