In 2018, one of the deadliest fires in California's history - the Camp Fire - swept through Paradise, destroying almost everything in its path. My mother-in-law, who had just lost her husband to cancer the year before, lost her home in the fire. This haiku is for her.
Blazing inferno
attacked with little warning
charred remains stand guard
About the Creator
Heather Hagy
Stephen King fan (but not like Annie "I'm your #1 fan" Wilkes cuz I'm sane and she's not)
Horror/supernatural are my favorite writing genres
Wife to 1 and mom to 4 humans, 4 dogs, 6 cats, and a dragon
"Jaws" is the greatest movie ever
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