We'll See You, September

Likely to set records for heat & drought

September is done, heading out

With a 6.8 quake offshore Chile

But, no warning for a tsunami

Here it's a cool & cloudy day

Will any rain slide down our way?

Before the front gets pushed away

And record heat extends summer's stay

Leaves are turning but not orange & red

With drought, yellow & brown instead

Downstream creek pools mostly dry

More tiny critters are gonna die

Before we get any help from rain

As the drought spreads its pain

Over 90 quakes so far today

Chilean aftershocks continue that way

But, Puerto Rico still rules the list

Subduction shifts giving rocks a twist

Rest of Ring usual day of quakes

While outside another leaf takes

Its final tumble to the Earth

Far from the twig that gave it birth

They will certainly continue to fall

Kinda fitting for the season, y'all

But, the temps ain't falling soon

As 90+ heat will tomorrow balloon

Forecasted coolness by week's end

Will then Fall truly begin?

It's always wait and see

On Earth, let the chaos be

If you got cool, get out, enjoy

Me, got to go find my big brown boy

Time for the morning wander

Likely too, I'll continue to ponder

Today

On

Earth