… they that mourn …

The torn edge of paper
takes to the fire first,
leaps up in transformation,
starts the heat
that lights the kindling
till the logs ignite

Being torn can have its function,
for the comfort is right there
ready to leap up
and warm  the whole place.

©Wendy Mulhern
March 10, 2021

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