I wrote it 2 weeks ago. Now it's alright here, but then...

As if an enormous stove…

I opened the door,
Took one breath. No more!
And burst into a cough.
How awful the air was!

Oh my! I couldn’t expect
The morning to be so bad!
The fire began in the bog,
And the smoke mixed with the fog.

It happened a week ago,
As if an enormous stove
Had begun burning wet peat.
How long should we stand it?

Published August 25, 2010 Write a comment
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