bonfire

it's a good fire.
this fire
in the field.
people have gathered
to watch it burn.
to add wood,
to drag limbs, or
to throw logs
into the yellow flames.
it's a good fire.
it will burn all night
and be seen for miles
around.
people will talk about
it for months,
how large it was,
how tall it rose into
the night sky.
how everyone gathered
to stare into the roar,
how they felt the heat.
there is something
primitive about the fire,
something beyond
reason that brings
people to it.
it means something you
don't quite understand.
this fire we
gather around.