Burn

A fire crackles

In the center of a field,

Left abandoned

To raise and roar

If the wind blows correctly,

Or perhaps the long awaited rain

Will cascade upon burning skin,

And extinguish the flames

We fought so hard to create

Before running off again,

To worlds we know,

Worlds we created

With little effort

And little care.

Perhaps we crave

The wind more than the rain.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!