22 haiku about a fire
cold,
grey, skies surround
how many is too many?
logs in the fireplace...
gusty winds howling
stack em in there real nice now
combustion begins
crumpled newspaper
sticks and bark peeled off the logs
beetles still inside
bic flicks, paper burns
words escape up the chimney
in ribbons of smoke
stare into the flame
as it ignites the kindling
let the flame breathe now
now something bigger
bigger log make bigger fire
is bigger better?
maybe one more now
I can still fit another
hisscracklepophiss
flames getting bigger
much bigger and much hotter
radiating heat
whoa, that's a big fire
a bit large for the fireplace
wish I was camping
the flames want more air
fireplace doors starting to glow
flue too restrictive
glass shatters from heat
and falls out of the door frame
oxygen pours in
flames get excited
much bigger but not "better"
shit, this is not good
hmmm, what to do now
this could turn out quite badly
if not handled right
fire extinguisher!
pull pin, aim at base of fire
squeeze trigger firmly
white powder shoots out
and smothers the fire quickly
but not completely
extinguisher spent
flames sputtering back to life
bucket of water
looks a bit smoky
drifting down onto Jackson
pours from my chimney
more glass is shattered
as I splash on the water
held by my bucket
hissing and steaming
hot glass melting the carpet
still not quite out yet
another bucket
is filled up at the faucet
and poured on the logs
hissing subsiding
and steaming not so much now
i think it is out
i have made a mess
hot glass, water, and ashes
where is the shop vac
how many is too many?
logs in the fireplace...
gusty winds howling
stack em in there real nice now
combustion begins
crumpled newspaper
sticks and bark peeled off the logs
beetles still inside
bic flicks, paper burns
words escape up the chimney
in ribbons of smoke
stare into the flame
as it ignites the kindling
let the flame breathe now
now something bigger
bigger log make bigger fire
is bigger better?
maybe one more now
I can still fit another
hisscracklepophiss
flames getting bigger
much bigger and much hotter
radiating heat
whoa, that's a big fire
a bit large for the fireplace
wish I was camping
the flames want more air
fireplace doors starting to glow
flue too restrictive
glass shatters from heat
and falls out of the door frame
oxygen pours in
flames get excited
much bigger but not "better"
shit, this is not good
hmmm, what to do now
this could turn out quite badly
if not handled right
fire extinguisher!
pull pin, aim at base of fire
squeeze trigger firmly
white powder shoots out
and smothers the fire quickly
but not completely
extinguisher spent
flames sputtering back to life
bucket of water
looks a bit smoky
drifting down onto Jackson
pours from my chimney
more glass is shattered
as I splash on the water
held by my bucket
hissing and steaming
hot glass melting the carpet
still not quite out yet
another bucket
is filled up at the faucet
and poured on the logs
hissing subsiding
and steaming not so much now
i think it is out
i have made a mess
hot glass, water, and ashes
where is the shop vac
