ashes

i put spots on a bird of paradise, snake eyes on a domino, when the bird devours the flower then you know, blow on the fire, ashes blow away, blow on the fire, ashes blow away, twisted branch of an aging sycamore, spider veins across its leaves, once i stood in its shadow, watched the fire breathe, blow on the fire, ashes blow away, blow on the fir, ashes blow away, ashes blow away