I am Fire! Out of the sky, as lightning down to the forest I come a tree calls, I strike, I catch I grow, rise up to the treetops, I burn, I am free! I am free! Wind comes, and together we dance, we leap. we crackle and roar down to the ground I skip through the debris I run, lightly swiftly up to the treetops again I race gleefully, roaring, sparking, billowing, dancing — Ho, to be Fire! I am mighty, awesome! I am change, and renewal. For some, I am death. All who can, flee but the trees of the forest stand Some give me their lives others live, but on their thick bark with indelible ink I write, Fire was here! To some, I bring life — to their seed cones, tight-closed I alone hold the key Hey! I am Fire! Sing sky, sing earth! Run, wind! dance flames! Roar, leap through the treetops! Wake, earth, to change, to renewal! Ho! I am Fire!
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