We douse the fire, and watch as so much of it

They suddenly if wearily rise to make the sky,

Gets up, those sparks and bits and chuffs of smoke:
Gets up, those sparks and bits and chuffs of smoke:
They suddenly if wearily rise to make the sky,
They suddenly if wearily rise to make the sky,
Go to their second jobs as stars in the night, smoke —Alberto Ríos
Go to their second jobs as stars in the night, smoke
—Alberto Ríos

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