Wednesday, March 2, 2011

the home fires

it happens this way

February the home fires burn
sometimes more than
intended

the fire department volunteers
grab their turn out and
turn out

for another winter home fire
smoke sprouts from
the valley floor

tomorrow, cans with names
scribbled will say
help

your friends your neighbors
lost everything but the
basement

the kid who works at the grocery

will gather emergency
supplies

the paper will declare the losses

the neighbors will make up
what happened

it happens that way
     news from a small town 8, February 2011