ACCOUNT OF MY DAYS
Sequence: 4
10/14/11
a fire burns fiercely
in the downpour
the fire is made of sticks
left from the building destroyed
by this summer's tornado
when we had money
we built houses and traveled
we probed deeply into things of the spirit
which led to arguments
we accused each other
of being materialistic
but we were talking about money
which is only an idea
the sticks now there's matter for you
the fire though it can be made
to represent spirit
is a material process
and the smoke rising in the rain
is fine particles pushed around
by the finer particles
that make up the mass of air
which is moving in a wind
through and around
rain smoke fire sticks
and the house nearby
with a corner of its roof torn off
was shelter once but now
means vulnerability
to our onlooking spirits