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Christmas in July

beasts breathing carbon and light

A new poem read normally.  Because it's cataclysmic all on its own.

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Christmas trees Laylage Courie

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cosmic dream radio , Episode 11

Trees that depend on cold to seed and fruit are "migrating" to more northern climes: with our help and on their own.  If that isn't mythology, what is?  Let's go there: into a lyric, liturgical mythology of polar bears, forests, and blistering-hot Christmas Eves.

The intro discusses a few of the true stories from this poem's genesis.
 

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what on earth was I thinking?

I'm very proud of this poem.  It is one of the rare ones: ones I can only hope for 3 times or something in my whole life.

I grew up Christian in Georgia: In this poem my roots are showing.

Speaking of roots showing: it's almost my birthday!  Christmas Trees in the summer: my present to you.

Have you listened to first podcast?  It's about climate change, too.  I keep striking the subject from different directions...  Link below...

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related links

Message to M13: My adolescent-stuck-in-a-small-town-with-a-ham-radio take on climate change

Listen to or download the poem without the intro on soundcloud:

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sing, woman, sing. deer crash through windows. hell hounds want to play. this crappy bar? you've been here before. nothing's changed.  let's turn this basement into a club. everyone's looking for someplace to go.

www.luminouswork.org/podcast