Snap, Crackle, Pop

Campfire
Snap! Snap!
Puff of smoke; Igniting sticks,
Flames grow thick,
Crackle! Crackle!
Blazes higher,
Fire appearing; As desired,
Pop! Pop!
Logs are glowing,
Charred and crumbling; Black is showing,
Burn! Burn!
Burning lightly,
Once was ebbing; Now is slowing,
Stoke! Stoke!
Heat abounds,
Heat for those who gather round,
Smoke! Smoke!
Swirling high,
Clouds of smoke fill the sky,
Going! Going!
But at last,
Firewood burns up really fast,
Gone! Gone!
Barely smoldering,
Red embers on the ground,
That is all that can be found.

Tammy Harvey
written: 6/10/2014