Christmas Eve By the Fire
It’s Christmas Eve, fire
lovers by the hearth, others
unanimous flee
Camp Pendleton, soldiers, spouse,
kids presently forfeit gifts
a fire warms the heart, the Christmas tree — bonds true lovers in ecstasy
a fire lights up morphed lives — creek fire sends smiles, rosy cheeks into cruel night
12/24/2020
Tanka and two monokus
*A sad fire on Christmas Eve. Camp Pendleton-area evacuates around 7,000 in the early morning hours. The wildfire is dubbed the Creek Fire.
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