It’s there
I can feel it again.
It had been so cold-
the ground frozen over
barren
time stopped
bitter algor-
it’s breath turning to ice all it touches.
pray pray- the spark
that had been so hard fought for
still present,
hidden in the cold shell
how had the ice blown in so fast?
Freeze the flame, mid flicker
stillness pierces harsh break
slow drip began
the trill of the melting ice growing
the spark, ember
heat pulsating until
the flame
burns, consumes the ice
once again to emerge
It’s low, its hot
It’s there
I can feel it again