Seattle and This Morning’s Smoke

Early morning light 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Filtered by smoke 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Rising from California

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p style=”font-family:"”>Demanding access 

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p style=”font-family:"”>To my lungs

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p style=”font-family:"”>Though I resist

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p style=”font-family:"”>My coughing

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p style=”font-family:"”>And sneezing

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p style=”font-family:"”>State clearly

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p style=”font-family:"”>I have lost