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[Wjames]

Edit 2:


Reading by firelight
in a huddled mass of blankets,
a family sits together.
 
The dogs yawn echoes quietly over the storm;
outside, snow and wind tangle
grids of power into knots of wire.
 
In a cave beyond town,
sleeping bears cuddle.

Edit 1:

Reading by firelight

in a huddled mass of blankets,
a family sits together.
 
The dogs yawn echoes quietly
over the sound of the storm.
Outside, snow and wind tangle
grids of power into knots of wire.
 
In a cave beyond town,
sleeping bears cuddle

Original:

Reading by firelight
in a huddled mass of flesh,
the family dogs yawn echoes peace.
 
Outside, snow and wind tangle
grids of power into knots of wire.
 
In a cave outside town,
sleeping bears cuddle as usual.