As someone who was a manager of a French/Italian restaurant, and a huge fan of the food, I was often fascinated by various meals and deserts that required burning off the spirits.
Also, "burning off the spirits" holds an almost basic human urge not just for fire, but to ward off evil spirits and dark beasts of the night.
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woodfire
flickering in the silence
corralled horses
Alan Summers
Publications credits: Modern Haiku vol. xxvi no. 3 (1995)
September 27th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Very nicely done, jim
September 28th, 2013 at 6:22 am
burning off the spirits the bright blue flame
—Jim Kacian
As someone who was a manager of a French/Italian restaurant, and a huge fan of the food, I was often fascinated by various meals and deserts that required burning off the spirits.
Also, "burning off the spirits" holds an almost basic human urge not just for fire, but to ward off evil spirits and dark beasts of the night.
.
woodfire
flickering in the silence
corralled horses
Alan Summers
Publications credits: Modern Haiku vol. xxvi no. 3 (1995)
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September 28th, 2013 at 4:54 pm
vase of snapdragons
a log in the fireplace
flares
Jan Dobb
(The Heron's Nest XV:1, March 2013)
September 30th, 2013 at 9:27 am
I like it – made me think of voodoo!
marion
September 30th, 2013 at 2:01 pm
Nice. Some rock and roll here from the king.
April 21st, 2020 at 10:28 am
burning off the spirits the dense grey ash