Something lit
the edge
of the field
and is just
standing
there – patiently –
as if amused
that the fire
could spread
this way
or that
and the only
way to tell
is to keep
watching.

Dan Mallette lives and teaches high school in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, son, dog, and rabbit. Currently, he is mildly afraid to go outside; therefore, he is baking too much, writing just enough, and playing outside in the back yard with his son in the afternoons.