To: elpolvo who wrote (83715 ) 6/22/2012 11:48:38 AM From: Wharf Rat Respond to Cat sez, "Pass it on", so I will.Little Bear, June 2012 South of the mountains that folks call Capitan We battle a large blaze according to plan. Though "Little Bear" is the name this fire is assigned, It sure ain't that little, considering everything combined! Wind and lightning joined forces, that made a real show, Here in the Southeast, in New Mexico. The spark once ignited, raced through brush and trees, Up canyon slopes, through wilderness, wherever it pleased. The terrain’s extremely rugged, making the blaze tough to fight, Though we battled all day, and into the night. It reminds me of history, that we all should know, That others battled fire in Lincoln, sixty-eight Years ago. And found a young cub, hanging tight to a tree, His feet badly burned, as firefighters could see. They rescued that cub, and later sent Smokey to the national zoo. He became a living symbol, that everyone knew. Here in County Lincoln, Land of Enchantment and sun Fighting fire is historic, the job's rarely done. Because the wind still blows hot in New Mexico Where that little bear was discovered, a long time ago.
