Moving To the Vibrations of California
Birds chortle below the simple timber line
Warm winds can not protect them now
California is no place to be in the middle of a quake
Redwoods and sequoias sway, begin to understand
Collapse in on themselves on shaky grounds
Pacific waters hold a deep blue secret
A charm colder than the Atlantic winter storm
Still the waves rise to the size of mountains
Tsunamis know no boundaries once begun
Trees crack. Ships break with the day wide open
The sun becomes too heavy for the rising sky
Landslides on mud flows fill in the empty spaces
Innocent bystanders of an upside down world survive
Are not surprised when California leaves
Decides to make a new start out at sea
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2019
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