WILDFIRE!
A Wildfire has to come, in order for certain seeds to grow,
Without it, they will never have the right conditions to become themselves,
Their most wonderful selves!
Other forms of nature, although hurt by the heat,
Rebirth and begin anew.
Such as life, where others may see ones devastation as the end,
We reroot, breathe, sucking up every ounce of energy from the elements,
Process, assess, and create a new life.
- Poetry © Kathleen Tonnesen, 2009

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