Freddy Robles
Response
Seeing a Brush Fire Coming
Over the Los Padres Mountains in California,
Autumn 2006
By Paul Hunter
Inspiration piece
He saw the Holy Spirit in the sky,
In red, raw tongues of flame
That leapt horizon and hills,
That joined the mountain top to heaven
By way of black, concealing cloud.
Here she broods between California hills
And big California sunset sky,
In the dry Autumn of the year;
The fearsome comforter
Of all the Holy Three,
Least known, most present,
Makes her consuming passion known
Here and now.
And outstretched wings of smoke and flame,
Confirm the old inspired words,
That yes, it is a fearful thing
To fall into the hand of God.