Fireman

Through the wind
and heat
he answered
the shrill call,
jumping 
onto a red robin
firetruck
fast as light....
with ear piercing
sirens
a bright motion
of urgency
climbing the foothills
just to quench
the enemy 
of an ocean
of wild flames.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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