Prolific Napa Valley novelist, poet and memoirist, Nathaniel R. Bob Winters, shares his impressions from the night of fire. Bob’s second book of poetry, Another Revolution, is now available.
From Hell
Nathaniel R. Bob Winters
Flames surround us
here in Saint Helena
north in Calistoga and over
the redwood pass in Santa Rosa
Flames surrounds us
south in the vineyard hills above Napa
southwest in the Valley of the Moon
smoke is suffocating thick as syrup
Flames surround us
the land I love my Eden is on fire
Should we stay or should we go?
Electric power, phones, internet is out
Flames from hell surrounds us
We pack one car—leave the other
What to take–what to leave?
Whatever—we flee to San Francisco
Flames over Napa Valley October 9, 2017 Photo by Cathy Carsell katiyakarma@yahoo.com
Thanks to all the photographers who documented the devastation and the outpouring of love and helping hands. ~AM
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