Campfire

Hello, everyone! I decided to post a poem today! This is a free verse that I wrote the day after a campfire experience. I would’ve written it the evening of, but by the time I thought of it, it was too dark to write. So, enjoy!

A light springs up.

Small branches

And logs

Disappear.

Flames dance,

Casting

Eerie shadows

In the dark forest.

It’s a good night

For ghosts.

We sit around the campfire.

We talk.

We sing.

We tell tales

Of adventure,

Ghosts,

And legends.

I close my eyes

And then open them.

I am in a different world.

Away from the noise

And rush

Of everyday life.

As I look around,

My imagination begins to work its magic.

Perhaps

I am,

Perhaps

We are

Knights, Swordmaidens, and adventurers

On a grand quest.

Perhaps

I am,

Perhaps

We are

Elves on a journey.

Perhaps

I am,

Perhaps

We are,

In Narnia

Or Middle Earth,

And we’re going to meet a legend.

Perhaps

We’re on a search for dragons.

It’s a good night

For adventure.

I blink.

And

The world is normal.

I’m,

We’re

Ordinary people

Sitting around a campfire

And

Dreaming,

Imagining what else we could be.

What do you think of it? I’d love to know! Please comment and tell me!

-Sarah