poetry

decisions

Photo of the Tally Ho Fire by Tony Keith, KKTV.com

decisions

four fires
in one day
in our county
today

I tell my son
of the first smoke plume I saw
years after moving here
none more seen for years

now there’s something new
in the weather forecast –
fire watch:
like tornados, but longer

more hot windy nervous weather
on the horizon
how many go bags
should we pack?

how far away is far enough?
how close is still safe?

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