Showing posts with label smoke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smoke. Show all posts

Thursday, November 15, 2018

In Response to the Fires

Oh, the weather outside is smoky,
And the air is slow and pokey,
But I wish all this smoke would go—
Let winds blow, let 'em blow, let 'em blow!

Well, it doesn't show signs of clearin',
But my eyes now sure be tearin';
And the sun sure be dimmin' low—
Let winds blow, let 'em blow, let 'em blow!

When we finally leave our work,
How I hate to go out in the smoke;
As I drive my car in the murk,
All the way home I will choke!

We pray the fires are dying,
Else I know that we'll be flying
A long ways from fire's glow—
Let winds blow, let 'em blow, let 'em blow!

- D. Benning

The orange dot right center, above the tree, is the sun. Because of the Camp Fire, on Nov 9, 2018