The wall of flames reach for the door.
What appeared to be a desire to exit seems to resemble an anchor to explore its surroundings.
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4) The epic describes how trees and shrubs weep unable to escape the fire, how the birds, reptiles and other wild animals try to flee from the forest, but how the greed of fire devours all and everything
3) I am reminded of the chapter "Khandavadaaham" in the Indian epic Mahabharatam. Describes how Arjuna sets the forest of Khandavam to fire to build the capital of his new kingdom. The epic describes..
2) your poem truly and touchingly depicts the evils of the wild fire spreading across Los Angeles. I am reminded…
Fantastic poem. " flames starved of food" that is why Agni-fire is called Anala (Ana=no & ala=enough or no more; that is Anala means one who is Never satiated, never sated) in Sanskrit.
5) please try to read the epic, at least this tiny chapter. One outcome of this horrendous deed of Anjuna extends to many generations. Please read my series "Sarpasatram" on PoemHunter