Flames by Billy Collins

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Flames

Smokey the Bear heads
into the autumn woods
with a red can of gasoline
and a box of wooden matche .........
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Billy Collins

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Nathan Markowitz (11/13/2007 9:14:00 PM)
I think it's funny. I knew that smokey was a hipocrit. For all we know, he smokes. It just shows you what the world we live in is like. Oh well, we will figure out what to do with ourselves sooner or late.- Your critic, Nathan Markowitz

Tired of Being Exploited (5/25/2007 1:03:00 PM)
Good ol' Smokey, it was just a metter of time before he'd snap. I wonder if Woodsy the owl is going along with it?

Michael Gale (3/18/2006 8:38:00 PM)
It is a good story but i feel that there could have been more added to it. Best regards-Mike Gale.