During the cold war, the Los Angeles basin was ringed by sixteen missile and radar silos whose job it was to defend the city by intercepting the feared incoming Soviet nuclear attack. It never happened, but ruins of the abandoned sites still linger, and the one atop San Vicente mountain is even maintained as a tourist destination. I had planned to visit this piece of Angeleno history for some time. What I hadn’t planned was to do it the day after the country was rocked by an assault from the enemy within.
Time to pause breathe walk meditate find the center-- yesterday was mad-- blessed by swirling prayer flags where missile silos once stood Tiny yellow bloom in brown grass and mustard field afternoon sun glow alone flutters in the wind joyful prayer rain dance
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