a dog by the fire

by: brice maiurro

a dog by the fire.
the fire by the dog.
the bricks that hold
the fire. the mortar
that holds the bricks.
the wind that cools
the mortar. the sun
that welcomes the
wind. the death of
a nebula that birthed
the sun. the nebula
held by sacred silence.
the sacred silence
of a dog by the fire.

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brice maiurro is a Colorado poet, workshop facilitator, storyteller and artist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of South Broadway Press. They have authored four collections of poetry, including The Heart is an Undertaker Bee, published by Middle Creek Publishing. His work has been published by or is forthcoming with West Trade Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, and Poets Reading the News. Themes of their work include human connection, ecology, and finding the divine in the mundane.