“From A Palm-Fringed Shoreline” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ From a Palm-Fringed Shoreline “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

From a palm-fringed shoreline
flame-engulfed “Paradise”
columns of smoke rising
turning day into night
having survived “fire” three times
gunfire gunfire wildfire
victims not yet identified
year-round igniting downed power lines
firefighters’ lives on the line
surging doubling in size overnight
thousands of houses set alight
aggravated by the warming climate
extreme dryness -- no rain in sight ...