Lightning strikes
The waking dog
will run and bark
The gum tree
explodes with a spark
Children cry
scared in the dark
Mother makes a
calming remark
Animals run they
are in strife
The firestorm
wants another life
A Husband strong
embraces his wife
The crack thunders
out like a knife
The birds knew
they’ve gone afar
The tree has fallen
upon their car
Last years back
burn left a scar
It’s here now it’s
where they are
Phone lines are
down no one to call
Mobile signal lost
there’s not one at all
Wet blankets line
the fresh soaked wall
Parents are scared
and children bawl
Smoke has come and
filled the room
Heavier now than
the sense of doom
The shed cracks on
fire with a boom
Mother nature has
sent her deadly broom
The mother cries
at what might not be
The father’s mind
aches a Man is he?
The dogs are in
the huddle when they could free
Kay sera sera what will be will be
They hear the
shatter of window glass
The fire is
attending well to its task
The generator
stalls it’s breathed its last
They feel like the inside of a coffee flask
Then from outside
the broken windowsill
A voice calls out
“are you in there Bill”
With a panic of
excitement they give a shrill
They answer back
the loudest they ever will
Many lives were
risked in efforts to save
Danger was faced into
fire walked the brave
The men and the
women in the passing parade
True Aussie heroes
of the rural fire brigade
So next time their
bucket is passed around
Think of that
family in that country town
They never gave up
when the chips were down
Empty your pockets
so the next ones too can be found
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Poetry in Paradise
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