Inglenook

By granny’s fire

Burning driftwood.

The dancing flames

Were green and blue.

Fire in the hearth:

The flaming heart

Of an old house,

Place of magic.

A rare fine thing

Seen in old pubs,

Often taken,

Cosy, enclosed,

Liminal place,

Shadowy space,

The inglenook.

A quadrille on the theme of the inglenook, suggested by DVerse. Hat-tip to The Skeptic’s Kaddish.

Featured image: Fireplace by José Claudio Guima on Pixabay (public domain).