A Lighting

[Bunx]

A Lighting   After reading this a few times, I'm a little confused with how the title relates to the poem. Just a lil idea but "fake fire" or "fake fireplace" could be a fun catchy title. Something that potentially eludes too technological advancement.


Cool morning.  I have lit a merry fire  I don't recognize the the poems format but I see the syllable pattern. I feel like merry is a little "light" of a word. I was thinking "modern" might elude to the theme. 
with gas and electricity, but still 
it flames in saffron, blue and petal-white
on logs of porcelain, with cinder screen these last two lines sound great read aloud. 
of glass; it might as well be video
but that it emanates faint heat and threat.

For as I go about my breakfast rounds–
the brewing, microwaving, counting pills–
it catches at my eye each time I turn
across a line of sight including it.
We humans have made fire our willing slave
like nuclear, but dare not let it thrive. An interesting ending and thought provoking. I feel like when I think of truly harnessing nuclear it would be for Nuclear Power something that benefits humanity. But when I think about a thriving fire I think of like more destructive  forces and renewal after the burn. I could be likened to fossil fuels or something like that too. Sorry my analysis is way off.


It was a really solid read thanks for the post