Standing in a burned house; The morning after

Standing in a burned house;
the morning after



This place,
Now char

Burnt house,
Bright Ornaments of Christmas

just put up days ago
Bright against the char-

now

Epistilbite,

Gold and silver
trimmed wall mirrors

Cracked china tea cups

Collage of beautiful rubble artwork-
Photographs bubbled and melted-

Float in the flood after the fire
The water-

muddy green,
still clear though-

With ash like pumice,
colour-

Grey skies

Standing there,
transient

Not a dream
Not real,

but something else,
this morning after-

Standing-
At the burnt house.