Stillness

It is wildfire smoke season again

and with it comes an intermittent

unsettling stillness

not a calmness

not a tranquility

not a peacefulness

but a disquietude

that leads the living

to hold their collective breath

and quietly wait

for that breeze of hope

to soothe one’s skin

to cool one’s lungs

to silence one’s fear

 

 

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