Valley Fire - Amy Robinson

[Larry Robinson]

Valley Fire

September 14, 2015


Sky’s so dry you could light a match
by winking at the clouds and 
borer beetles burrow 
insatiable selves 
into the hearts
of firs. Meanwhile 

the big leaf maples 
burnish our autumn early this year.
They’re beautiful but
they’re more beautiful
when they’re wet, 
says a friend, and 
my mouth starts to water

yes,
this time of year,
everything’s better
when it’s wet.

And there’s a big hot hole in the land 
up north and east that makes my 
own life feel glorious full, and all
my dreams feel edgy. So

when those first real 
raindrops fall (if they come 
before the fire), and after 
the kids are asleep,
I’m gonna 
have sex 
in the rain. 

	- Amy Robinson
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