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Uneasy

A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Gillena Cox (gc)

A hot, hot day
downtown; the yellow hard hats
of fire fighters. /gc

Thick, huge, enveloping smoke /gc
an unceasing rumble pervades. /vs

Moments of tremor —
the earth shifts around
beneath our feet. /vs

Archive Id: 71
Vaughn Seward: Canada
Gillena Cox: Trinidad and Tobago
Written:: September 24, 2008

Theme: Emergencies
Season: Summer
Kigo: Hot Day
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward

Links 1/2: Fire / Smoke.
Links 2/3: Tremor / Rumble.
Links 3/1: People.

Notes: The fire in verse 1 is based on a fire that took place in downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad near Woodford square when the yellow poui trees in the square were flowering, and also at that time the fire services had recently changed from red helmets to yellow ones.