Bonfire

from Garden Dreams by Aaron Marcus

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Includes liner notes and a booklet insert with text of all the poems. Front cover artwork by Noble Chute, overall design by Dana Dwinell-Yardley. Back cover is a montage of showy ladyslipper orchids in a fen, Berta the Steinway Model B piano, and Aaron and Sam.

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One summer, when the children were still small,
We built a bonfire from brush around the cabin
Pulling and piling dead branches high and higher,
Gathering long sticks, marshmallows and lawn chairs

Then lit dry tinder and watched, horrified as fire
leapt and roared, echoing off the woods.
This was no tame cooking fire for s’mores
No cozy blaze for ghost stories or songs

We stood in small groups in the flickering heat
Trying to act like we were having a good time,
But really, we were ready to put out sparks
Or run for the cool and sheltering pond

Later, after the young ones slept
The flames sank down to a sullen glow.
The parents stayed up all night to make sure
New fire wouldn’t rise from hot ash

Every day when I wake to hear
The roaring flames of the morning news,
I recognize that feeling of tense waiting
Keeping watch
Ready to beat at the flames,
Or run.

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from Garden Dreams, released November 14, 2021
Poetry by Susan Reid
Aaron Marcus: Piano, original music
Sam Sanders: Spoken Word

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Aaron (they/them) is an extraordinary pianist, concertinist, tune-writer and practitioner of traditional community dance styles. They tour across the US with "Frost & Fire," "Giant Robot Dance," & "The Turning Stile." Aaron believes in the deep emotive healing power of music. Their infectious exuberance, Earth grounding, and subtle lyricism all connect with the strong rhythms of the dance floor. ... more

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