
Smoke lingers, weightless
Acrid, choking, relentless
Settling between trees
To my family & friends surrounded by these horrific fires, I pray for your safety. 🙏🏻❤️
Photo & Haiku ©2026 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
17 Friday Jul 2026

Smoke lingers, weightless
Acrid, choking, relentless
Settling between trees
To my family & friends surrounded by these horrific fires, I pray for your safety. 🙏🏻❤️
Photo & Haiku ©2026 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
26 Monday Nov 2018
Posted in FOWC with Fandango, Poetry
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To remain in a total state of unconsciousness
While the country burns away, its swan song
Shows arrogance, such human incompetence
The mere fact? They claim to never be wrong
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