Fireplace

Ode to the fire place

By Joe PattersonPublished 6 days ago • Updated 4 days ago • 1 min read

Photo by Stéphane Juban on Unsplash

Feel this fire space.

We won’t let this fire waste

Near this fireplace.

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Joe Patterson

Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.

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Novel Allen6 days ago
Good rhyming for the warming Joe. Blessed warmth to you.

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