Titania by John Simmons

Forest Fire By Barbara Jo Mattson

Sparks light the leaves of one tree.
Fall's flame has come.
Every branch
          caught by the warmth,
                          a kaleidoscope.
                    An ember falls,
Wind spreads the flames to ground
until the grass is alive with color
and the trees are barren.
                   Rake them.
                          Contain the fire.