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The Sap of Life
I watch the sap bubble,
and ooze from the log
burning and weeping
into the fire.
The pep of life drips
onto the hot ashes …
…dribbling out
with a hiss.
I hunch for heat
before the unfortunate
gnarled wood,
torn from the forests
of this unfortunate world.
In my little old house
with its clay walls and tiles,
I watch
the dance of the flames
die down….
And…night closes in
with a silence
And the child and I must sleep.
Boa Noite Vitinho.
Boa Noite.
KB Casa Velha. Portugal.
20th feb. 1986 (Edited Jan 2022)
Rough pen and pencil sketch of my little house..Casa Velha.
(Vitinho was a little cartoon character that
came on Portuguese TV at 9pm to urge the children to
go to bed and sleep.)