Summer And Smoke

by

Phil Pochurek

It was a summer unlike any other
You could taste the forest
On the smoke in the air.
It blocked out the sun
The mountains and the fun
And soiled the clouds everywhere.
Out beautiful forests were on fire
Making it hard to be at the lake.
At five thousand feet it becomes stifling
With smoke in every breath that you take.
Even the wind couldn’t help us
That summer with all of the smoke
Instead of taking it away it only brought more.
At times it was hard to tell the difference
From the lake to the trees on the shore.
That summer was a constant reminder
Of the fires being fought near by.
You could taste the danger in the mountains
And see it on the orange sun in the sky.
It was a summer of smoke and danger
That all this could be taken away.
It was a grim and constant reminder
Of how important the role is that we play.
It was the summer of smoke and prayers
That the autumn rains would come save the day.
To save and preserve all this beauty
We've come to know and to share
And keep it sacred for our children and their children and
Protect it so it will always be there.

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