I was swimming in the quiet stream,

Minding life and chasing dreams,

Sunlight dancing on the surface glass,

Never thought today would be my last.

A shadow came and shook the trees,

Thunder roared above the breeze,

Then a rush, a roar, a silver flash,

And I was flying in a water splash.

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Now I’m a skydiving salmon, high in the air,

Torn from my river without a care.

In a metal bird with a flaming heart,

Headed for the blaze where the wildfires start.

I never thought I’d touch the sky,

But now I’m falling—no time to ask why.

From the calm to the chaos in a single swoop,

I’m a fish in a firefighting loop.

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I saw mountains, trees, and burning pine,

Ash and ember tracing every line,

Forests crying smoke-stained tears,

And humans praying rain appears.

Then the belly of the beast gave way,

And I dropped into the light of day,

Along with gallons from the stream,

I hit the fire like a fever dream.

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Now I’m a skydiving salmon, falling free,

A waterborne hero dropped from 30,000 feet.

Crashing down where the flames once stood,

A fish on fire patrol for the greater good.

I never asked to be this brave,

But I doused a spark and rode a wave.

From the brook to the blaze in one big swoop,

I’m a scaly soldier in a waterbomb troop.

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Maybe I’ll land in a new cool creek,

Start a tale the minnows will speak.

“Did you hear ’bout the fish that flew?

Put out a fire like heroes do?”

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Yeah, I was a skydiving salmon, strange but true,

Caught in a war I never knew.

Dropped from the clouds like living rain,

To kiss the coals and ease the pain.

A finned crusader from the stream below,

Sent to fight where the red winds blow.

From the calm to the chaos in one bold swoop,

A legend born from a firefighting scoop.

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So raise a glass to the fish who flew,

And swam through skies of smoke and blue.

Nature called, and I replied—

A splash of hope in the countryside.