Hell's Fire, micropoetry written by Jaya Avendel at Spillwords.com

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Hell’s Fire

Jaya Avendel·April 3, 2019

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Hell’s Fire

written by: Jaya Avendel

@AvendelJaya

Smoke
Like snow blown by wind
Drifts across the glade
Curling from under a pot
Swinging over coals.
Aroma like coffee
Liquid-like broth
Color like blackened bread
It is a pot of tarnished souls
Boiling pure over hell’s fire.

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