Solastalgia
High blue sky with a gusty west wind
with a mix of hazy grey-white clouds underneath,
smoke from fires out West,
more than half a continent away.
Unusual weather for this time of year but
but the unusual is usual these days
just in different ways.
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solastalgia is the distress produced by environmental change impacting on people directly connected to their home environment.
Copyright © D.W. Rodgers | Year Posted 2023
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