If only I could flames frame
and mount on the wall
to light up the entire hall
and gaze upon the dancing beam
with the clarity of a blissful dream
and as the fuel burns away
and the ash lie thick, grey
perhaps then too my heart
shall become as a hart-
majestic and proud stance
deserving of a third and fourth glance
if only I could flames frame...
©G. Hermens, 04-05-2012.
