hard rain on the skylight a surprise
we dearly hope will keep up 'til dawn
an earthquake wakes us up in the night
for citizens of California skies
for citizens of California skies
earthquakes most days are mundane
the hard rain on the skylight a surprise
drought means succulents thrive
drought means succulents thrive
& wildfires scorch brush dry as bone
an earthquake wakes us up in the night
no one's hurt, no fallen freeways
no one's hurt, no fallen freeways
seismologists study the fault zones
hard rain on the skylight a surprise
counties pay locals to swap grass
counties pay locals to swap grass
for vegetable plots & native greenery
an earthquake wakes us up in the night
no one jumps out of bed or complains
no one jumps out of bed or complains
our lawn's scheduled for demolition
hard rain on the skylight a surprise
an earthquake wakes us up in the night
I can share many an earthquake story from my years in the Valley ... some personal, some shared with others ... one, in the late 1989’s, precisely at the right moment to damped the most erotic of intimacies ...
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