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yellow flame
where always it had been blue
furnace running
with soot at its front
but the house not warmed
moist condensation
on the inside surface of windows
all noticed as we stand dizzy,
confused and short of breath
signs of carbon monoxide
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.