Bonfire by Fizza Abbas

Charred trees stand still

The baggage is too strong

With the smoke drifting over the paddock,

carbon tunes in to a beautiful song.

A barren foothold:

the mud-covered carcass of a leaf

The shrine of a stem

Staying close to the life underneath

Previously published in Cabinet of The Heed and Foxglove Journal

Fizza Abbas is a Freelance Content Writer based in Karachi, Pakistan. She is fond of poetry and music. Her works have been published on quite a few platforms including Poetry Village and Poetry Pacific.