The Pit Beneath The Stars by Stewart Stafford
R2D2’s brother, aflame,
Riptides of amber embers,
A multitude of fireflies in flight,
Under an arras of purple stars.
Laughs and tall tales flow,
A dragon’s belch scorches,
Sparks and choking smoke,
In the moon’s judging glare.
The blaze, burning down,
To a distant starry realm,
Bedtime ticking closer,
Creaking limbs go upstairs.
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