Pas de deux

A hunger
insatiable, ravenous
consuming steel, glass, concrete and trees.
Melting all like ice cream.
Licking the words of the page
making art cry in rivers of paint.
The night shy illuminated by a million
forked tongs glowing red, purple, yellow
and death.
Wind and fire team up
in a macabre dance a deux.
Twirling ever faster in their unpredictable lust.
Scorching all to ash and dust.

Fires in Southern California in Los Angeles and vicinity January 2025.