THE L.A. FIRE

Horrific, insane
The fire raging through
Nothing can stop it
Not much they can do.

Houses destroyed
Family treasures are lost
Those in its path
Are intensely distraught.

Drought plays a  role
The landscape is dry
Some couldn’t escape
Some were hurt, some have died. 

The firefighters doing 
The best that they can
Fighting a blaze
Taking over the land.

A roaring inferno
Engulfing houses and cars
There’s smoke in the air
Clouds are dark, black as tar. 

Hot embers and soot
The crackling sounds
The heat so intense
It’s burning the ground.

Residents warned
Take all you can carry
This fire is destructive
Unimaginably scary.

Years to rebuild
What took years to acquire
Such destruction and damage
From a massive, fierce fire.

Prayers being said
Going to be a long night
The fire is still raging
It’s a battle .… a fight. 

Hoping by morning 
It hits the chill zone
Though the fire has a life
A will of its own.

Crushed and defeated 
Extinguished and squelched 
Send it back where it started
Send it straight back to hell.

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Image: Google Images. The Guardian.

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Author: Patty Richardson

Writer: Film scripts, poetry, short stories and songs.

8 thoughts on “THE L.A. FIRE”

  2. I admit I haven’t been paying attention, believing the fires were just the usual Cali fires. DUH, Felicia. “Usual?” Really? My eldest son (currently an Arizona resident like me) sent me video news clips of the Eaton Canyon fire and they left me speechless. My late husband grew up in that area and our three children, all born in Pasadena, grew up playing at their grandparent’s home, and so much of that area is simply gone, destroyed by a perfect storm of wind, temps, and drought. We thought the fires in 1993 and 1996 were bad… and they were, but they were nothing like these. My heart goes out to all those devastated by these natural disasters.

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