Fire Thoughts

I had sat by the fire
Its glow merging with my subconscious.
Above me the flash of an airplane light brought me into spectrum,
And reminded me of friends on other continents.
It had been long since I had slipped the surly bonds,
If not in body then in mind.
I've discovered that sanity occasionally requires
You to let loose the reigns,
And leave all reason to thoughts behind.
So I drifted away, not concerned with were I would end up,
Or with where I was going.
Vacantly wandering, moving in the shadows.
Imagining the impossibilities to test my luck.
The clouds moved on, blown on by the wind.
fleeing from her and her hidden strength.
while the moon watched, unblinkingly,
Hiding half of his face.

Whether it was the growing cold,
Or some reminder of sleep
That broke my dreaming stare.
I let the fire die,
Leaving only the smell of smoke in my clothes
To attest to the time I spent there