orange morning light
and snow-flake ash
the taste of burnt manzanita
fire to the north,
fire to the south
a valley enclosed
in uncertainty
apocalyptic sun
blotted out by
smoke,
a color just as beautiful
as it is eery
Sep 9, 2020
Sep 9, 2020 at 12:25 PM UTC
orange morning light
and snow-flake ash
the taste of burnt manzanita
fire to the north,
fire to the south
a valley enclosed
in uncertainty
apocalyptic sun
blotted out by
smoke,
a color just as beautiful
as it is eery
California, 2020
