behind the furnace
where heat blossoms out of gas
I escape the crowd
and rest near the blushing flame
comfortable and alone
*This poem is a tanka, a Japanese poetic for of 5 lines,
the lines containing a syllable count of 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 7.
behind the furnace
where heat blossoms out of gas
I escape the crowd
and rest near the blushing flame
comfortable and alone
*This poem is a tanka, a Japanese poetic for of 5 lines,
the lines containing a syllable count of 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 7.