An Australian Apocalypse
A Hell on EarthÂ
A great ball of fire
Is there really a man upstairsÂ
He’s pushing them to the wire
Six million hectares of land,up in smokeÂ
Its tarring at their heartstringsÂ
For them,it’s no jokeÂ
An apocalyptic landscape is what they have nowÂ
The Australian people,they’ll bounce back some how
Nearly four hundred homes are razed to the groundÂ
In New South Wales and Victoria,Hell all aroundÂ
Firefighters hose down trees and flying embers,in an effort to quell the fire
For this is their countryside,their will and desireÂ
Most of them volunteers,seventy thousand strongÂ
Protecting their homeland,where they are fromÂ
Satellite images,like volcanic flowsÂ
Bring an end to this misery,let these folks go
Their air quality dipping,as the fires rage onÂ
Their once beautiful countryside,has now but all goneÂ
Our thoughts are with these people,enduring this Hell
Emergancy services protecting, they’re doing it so wellÂ
Our prayers for you guys,as we watch the world newsÂ
If there is someone up there,he’ll chase away your blues
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I understand where you're coming from, but it is exactly what I'd expect to see precisely because there is a higher spiritual consciousness well aware of the injustices that continue to be perpetuated on the soil of the Great South Land. By no means a punishment, I think perhaps a hand of loving restraint has been lifted off to expose how ugly as a nation we have really become in our greed and arrogance and apathy. Churches are equally culpable, though there have been some trying their best to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly. ? My heart bleeds for Australia ?
Wow, thank you for sharing this poem. Its so heart felt for all the community and first responders. Fire is devastating and aggressive. You should email or print out this poem for your local Fire Department.Â
Good job telling the story.Â
Pretty powerful, the images we have seen on television and we are getting a strange orange glow here in NZ. I just hope we learn from this. Fire is basic, heat, fuel and oxygen, remove one and it stops. Hopefully this decade becomes the catalyst to commensense, best demonstrated practices and good scientific practices, but mother nature will always win, evolution is amazing.
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