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Corinne
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0 posted 2000-10-25 03:41 PM


Sometimes in October
the devil, disguised as wind,
visits these hills
peppered with eucalypti,
redwoods, browned grass -
parched, papery as grandma’s skin
anticipating satan’s hot breath
as whipped branches collide with current,
lines dangle, sparking, arcing,
fall’s hues obscured
into one mass of grey.

Sunday plans suddenly shift
into adrenaline charged choices
clouded by approaching smoke,
hunger licks,
dancing up
vanishing trees.

We move in manic motion
Yet no match for el diablo,
Leaving behind
That which does not matter.

© 2000 Corinne Bailey


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Marge Tindal
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1 posted 2000-10-25 04:12 PM


Corinne~
Yes, yes, yes ... you have written of the Santa Ana winds well.
Too well ...
I only experienced the arid touch of that phenomenon once ....
and it was enough to write it's memory for the rest of time.

These winds off the Mojave Desert can have such a devastatating effect.
There is no escaping it ... it permeates your being.
I would pray for relief and safety for all in it's path.

Absolutely a great write, Corinne.
~*Marge*~




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2 posted 2000-10-25 04:24 PM


Ah, I recall going through a particular pass, through the tunnel...as we came out, the winds literally stopped the car in its tracks...

there is nothing like the Santa Ana winds...


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3 posted 2000-10-25 05:08 PM


Wonderfully written, Corinne!  
Corinne
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4 posted 2000-10-25 07:55 PM


Thank you, Marge - and you're right, it forms a clear memory etched forever on your mind.

Thank you, Sunshine and Suthern!

Corinne

Daniel J D
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5 posted 2000-10-25 08:14 PM


Corrine,
Well described. I enjoyed this in its entirety.

Corinne
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6 posted 2000-10-25 11:07 PM


Thank you, Daniel.  This fire occured last weekend at a friend's house east of the Oakland Hills in California.  We are quickly reminded of how fast a fire can move in 40 MPH gusts, and of what does matter in life.

Corinne

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7 posted 2000-10-26 12:48 PM


Corinne--we had those winds down south too..and sparked a fire in the valley...but the other side I see from where I live is wonderfully clear skies and no smog ...I find them exillerating, but they can also cause alot of problems... Great poem!
Corinne
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8 posted 2000-10-26 11:13 AM


Thanks, Martie! Yes, this is that time of year in both Northern and Southern Cali.  Scary to be that close to the damage it can cause, though.

Corinne

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Does it just blow and blow and go right through you.... probably just like the Artic Express that we get up here in January......bluur.. very nice piece good to see you back   Park.... isn't reading this a pain in the butt..   see ya




Corinne
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10 posted 2000-10-26 10:04 PM


Park, you are TOO MUCH! Yes, a dry, hot wind that shoots right into your sinus cavaties and dries up every drop of moisture in your body and makes your hair feel like sandpaper and and, well you get the point!

And thanks!  Work, work and no play.

Corinne

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