Fire Out, Please
Australia’s dying
How are the first people there?
The second people are in dire need
Those who survive the danger
Needing something of what
Was brought with them
And then called home
One prison colony is
Now another
No time for blame
This is a time for life
For rescue, healing, then rebuilding
New air is needed
Everywhere except the fire
That, God willing, must be bereft
Of oxygen to die
The irony of living
Losing all the green sources for
The birth of breath
For people
The animals who might reinhabit
Give birth again
A billion
Having been killed so far
C L Couch
Photo by Alfred Kenneally on Unsplash
Australia bushfires: A billion animals will have been killed
MSN News· 23 hours ago
A billion animals will have died in Australia‘s devastating bushfires and those who make it through…
clcouch123 
January 6, 2020 at 7:55 pm
If only they cherish what is left and nurture it back to life, but I fear efforts will concentrate on building more houses, ransacking more resources to pay for the damage and the environment can go to hell.
January 7, 2020 at 12:15 am
Yes, that is too true. Once over–once over–there would be such a chance to learn, to change, to grow. To make life cleaner, better-breathing all around. Too much to hope for, I suppose.
January 7, 2020 at 7:42 pm
I hope they will, but they seem so attached to the trash it economy that I have serious doubts.
January 7, 2020 at 9:45 am
It is indeed a dark time. I pray our collective prayers will do wonders.
January 8, 2020 at 8:37 pm
We know there is power in prayer. I read today that suspects have been arrested for starting the fires. Our prayer can do it–we have far to go.
January 9, 2020 at 9:26 am
Oh wow. So someone actually started it. What humans have we become. sigh.