Praise the pure presence of fire
That burns from within
Without thought of time.

The hunger of fire has no need
For the reliquary of the future;
It adores the eros of now.

As fire cleanses dross
May the flame of passion
Burn away what is false.

As short as the time
From spark to flame,
So brief may the distance be
Between heart and being.

May courage
Cause our lives to flame,
In the name of the fire,
And the flame
And the light.

- John O’Donohue -
art by Tomasz Alen Kopera