Re-Homing in the Maple Land, VIII
the science chief declares,
fly to the moon, on to Mars
and beyond ...
the distance between stars
seen from my van skylight
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this whaling town
on the horizon
a tornado of fire
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rotating columns
of gas and flame
disappear
into the smoky sky ...
the night grows darker and longer
FYI: CBC News, August 23: 'Incredibly rare' fire tornado captured on video by B.C. wildfire crews
"To get a fire whirl, you need an intense wildfire, strong winds, and rotation and instability in the atmosphere," Mahdavi said. "The dry, cold front that moved through last week provided all of those things as winds blew down hillsides.
