Slowly people trickled to a late outdoor fall party,
\nBone-dry twigs were loaded one by one to a heap rotund and tall,
\nWhich was drenched generously with a flammable liquid ignited by a lighter,
\nThe assembled crowd, some on their knees, billowed the gathering tongues of the flames,
\nIn a meditative mood and with deft hands the bonfire at the party was started,
\nAs the fire lit up to a full girth people\u2019s minds seemed to soar
\nTo a benediction-like solemnity, a state of mind overtook their survival consciousness,
\nThey seemed to be transported to the other world where the time\u2019s arrow is forever arrested
\nAnd the hallowed land has no horizon,
\nIn this soul-stretched moment people lost their fears and desires, self and sins,
\nA sublime trip without a destination,
\nAs more people joined the bonfire the earlier trance was cracked,
\nA pregnant state of mind turned into a carnival of excitement, fun, and frolic,
\nAs the party gathered steam the hors d\u2019oeuvre and lady alcohol danced to hilt,
\nThe riotous orgy of the senses swelled without restraint,
\nMusing silences turned to raucous networking,
\nLate into the night drunk and half-drunk guests finally managed to stream out of the house onto the highways,
\nShooting to their holes and hearths, jobs and jaunts,
\nWhile the bonfire standing alone slowly turned into a heap of smoldering ash.<\/p>\n
Suffern, New York, 5.13.11
www.kaulscorner.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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