January 1 2020

The countryside as brown as a lime burner's hat
On the stringy sun dried grass a roo could not grow fat
As the prime of the Summer draws ever near
It has been a very warm start to the year

It does seem that Nature is on the attack
Some parts of Australia from fires burned black
Many animals and birds burned to ashes and many homes have been destroyed
And in some States people in the flames have died

Of their lifetime possessions burned in a fiery hell
So many people with sad stories to tell
But for death and destruction Nature pointless to blame
As she is one without feelings of guilt or of shame

The first day of January 2020 by the country town
The sun dried paddocks looking dry and brown
The dams low in water bone dry every  drain
And the parched looking country is thirsting for rain

More sad news of fires and destruction today
For our disrespect to our Earth Mother is this our price to pay
Such sad stories of death and destruction we read of and of hear
That Nature is angry is obviously clear.