The Leaf Burner in March

I'm open to help.  My goal is to create two pictures. I don't know if I need to keep or delete the last stanza????

The Leaf Burner in March

It is evening.
My somber father
in long white sleeves
has a lighthearted spell
when he fans flames
seeping through leaves,
running amok from a deep ditch,
climbing the bank,
creating a ring.
I stand at a distance
away from the smoke.

He swings, sways,
flutters a red kerchief
like a matador making passes
with a cape to attract
the strong bull
pawing, making primitive sounds,
keeping his head down.

Confident, my father
calls and waves for me
to come see, to join a roaring crowd
as he further excites them
with his dips and whirls,
making it all look dreadfully easy.

Above the bullring,
the smoke rolls out
in its own gray way,
swirling and pulling light
away from where my father
masters the bull.

Pat, I like this one.  I would delete the last stanza.  The third stanza ending seems just right.

I am a bit torn.  The last stanza begins a bit abruptly with the metaphor.  However, you have given enough clues that it shouldn't be.  Maybe it's "dreadfully" that needs to be more of a "bull fight" word.  
I think I would make a line break in the line with the two infinitives.
I love the final line of the poem.  I think it snaps the poem shut.

Wow!  This is good.  I think the last strophe stays.  It is what we all expect from the leaves and the bullring.  Good imagery. I like the image of "somber father."  It makes this seem so light hearted with that picture of him.  I love the dip and whirl.  This is everyday life at its finest.  This is what memories we carry long after the person or event is gone.

I smell the acrid smoke! Crisp images in crisp air.  Instead of running amok how about that run amok?  All those gerands (sp) together bother me.  Roaring crowd... fire or people?  Solid ending!  I can see the child emerge from the "somber father" as he conquers fire and plays with it.
Should lines 10 & 11 be a separate stanza?  Burning without raking... mmm... interesting... must suggest a deep layer...  Hear them crackle?  Nice offering, Pat.  Dewell

I'm outnumbered on the last stanza delete!  I still like the way it feels ending the poem with stanza three.  And I like "dreadfully".  Pat, it was easy to see your picture in this poem.