Kindness Passes Lightening

Kindness Passes Lightning

Noah works strong, until the blitz

Armageddon shrivels souls in bits

Dose palms of oxy pills hide the pain

Snowflakes shards melt on black coat

Wool  recalls odor of a calf in the rain

Dreams become lost papers on a note.

Megiddo's a hill built upon graves

kindness opportunity rushes silent

lines in the highway flow in waves

holidays forgotten without hot riot.

Linear time  wipes out the past

Drips wear the wonder of crust

Aroma of rising bread  lost fast

A lover's necklace turns to dust.

Witness death of your child

sun on back, ashes apathetic

When nights thin mind wild

bitter peel shrivels lethargic.

Prism reflects from the river

Daily battles keep from seeing

What matters: is being a giver

All religions, good souls being.

Noah works strong  until the blitz

Armageddon shrivels souls in bits

Kindness passes lightening storms

Copyright 12/29/2016 Caroline Gerardo

poetry and photographs all rights 

Safe

view driving home of Roblar fire smoke

Safe From the Roblar Fire.

It's south of the ranch. 

Hundreds of Marines

and firemen dig barriers, 

drop retardant and water. 

We are in good hands.

I'm unprepared. 

Need to weed wack larger perimeter. 

Need to practice fire drills,

Need to place valuables in storage, but where is safe?

Another disaster, terrorist attack, plume of smoke. 

Stop travelling?

Stay away from crowds?

Get a gun?

Wear a bullet proof bubble?

Air quality is awful. 

Stink of burning trash,

not the joyful smell of leaves in Fall.

Smog sticks to clothing. 

Reminds of the

Inland Empire when smog was thick

they told children to stay indoors.

No air conditioning in schools.

The smell of kids sweating on linoleum

desks in a crowded classroom is close

to the aroma of air today.

No sun drying laundry.

No digging the rest of the chain link

fortress...

House Burning

Burning

Wild chicken dance.

Maui feral birds, aren't edible, neighbor speechless mess. 

Arms flap she's at my door running in circles, "house burning!"

Put down panel of glass loading in the rental.

Thick green liquid is about to go in the trunk. 

Grab tool box, "here's a crow bar, come on."

Doors locked while bacon and eggs tremble.

Fire alarm shrieks from inside the kitchen.  

Flames belly dance out of pots on the stove.

All dam doors, garage and windows secure. 

Pound out the hinge pins from patio door. 

From the plastic chair I fail without anger.

"Call 911!" I tell her. 

Eggs invisible from the outside. 

Fumes fill house, mourning doves scatter.

My iphone4 is in my car two doors down.

I smash laundry room window with the pry bar.

Icy pieces of safety glass clang. Metal scrapes the window clean.

Reach, unlock the door, sirens approach. 

Inside smoky dark I locate a fire hydrant. 

A small hand held method to end danger.

Loud male voices shout,"Who is inside?"

"Me." I'm coughing."We got it from here."

 Neighbor stands under pink blooming tree.

Dancing and muttering, "house burning."  

"No everything is okay," I say. We hug.

I pick up two of the flowers from the ground

crushed by the boots of handsome firemen, hand her one.

Perfume carried in my pocket today.

"Thanks," I say. I'm late, appointment.

 Hustle the windows for glazing repair.

Will I love neighbors when I move? 

House built of kindness and compost

Creosote rail road tie in summer sun,

community tar hangs on my day. 

Caroline Gerardo copyright April 1 2016

Not April fools - this was my morning 

Warm By My Fire

Life is not easy ~

Better with family and friends ~

light fire when chilly.

#haiku after a long afloat day. 

We fix problems now ~

give generator fuel out ~

I will hold your hand.

I'm handy that way

Bobcat Ranch

Bobcat Ranch  July 2015


Hide in excavated Oaks.
Dead tree home provides

Flight saves Golden Eagles but not
bug getters, Lewis woodpeckers.
They nestle inside the
confines of hallowed trees.

Drought evacuates
Smoke rises and consumes

Caroline Gerardo copyright


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