Poetic meditations on solitude by acclaimed author May SartonThis collection borrows its title from Sir Walter Raleigh, who wrote, ';Love is a durable fire / In the mind ever burning.' It is a fitting sentiment for a collection on solitude, wherein the author finds herself full of emotion even in seclusion. The first poem, ';Gestalt at Sixty,' finds the author reflecting on the joy and loneliness of being solitary. A Durable Fire is a transformative work by a masterful poet.