Fire

For Valerie

Fire, a girl by any other word,
a spirit with immense light.
A flash, a spark as darkness falls,
a flame that lines the night.

Fire sees though the darkest paths,
and leaves the sky a blur.
The stars, the moon, shine high above
the woods, the brush deter.

Fire burns with merciless strength
the earth, the hills, the trees.
The flames are high and proud,
defeated only by the seas.