Fire and Rain in California

It is almost like the lines from a James Taylor song

As Mother Nature raging adds to the refugee throngs

In the north I feel fire and in the south I feel rain

In the north the miles burned increase and do not wane

In the south long needed monsoons on dry ground fleeing to the sea

Needed further north to prevent the torching of the majestic Sequoia trees

No Suzanne's to mourn, only forests burnt to the ground

Fames roaring, embers flying, a whooshing fiery sound

No flying machines pieces falling from the sky

Only fire fighters trying so hard not to die

As the raging fires consume and houses in their path destroy

Maybe the best fire line for the firefighters to employ

As the prayed for El Nino rains were delayed and listened to no human command

“Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus you've got to help me make a stand”

© September 15, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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