bakers man
bake me a cake
as fast as you can
there's nowhere to hide
there's nowhere to flee
the inferno's a comin'
god help you and me
everything is burning
everything's on fire
please come and save us
our situation's dire
too many creatures lose their lives
burn to death in the terrible fires
evil arsonists are mainly the cause
the devils amongst us
who kill without pause
The Black Saturday bushfires, were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday 7 February 2009 during extreme bushfire-weather conditions, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. 173 people died as a result of the fires and 414 were injured. As many as 400 individual fires were recorded on 7 February. Following the events of 7 February 2009, that date has since been referred to as Black Saturday.
Coonabarrabran Fire - 2013 NW Slopes and Plains NSW
A Personal Account
early morning bush fire sky
a very feint whiff
caught my nose in the early morning
get your bag we're going
i said
i can't smell anything
it's probably a ' burn off ' miles away
everything is always histrionics and drama with you
he said in his laconic waspish way
urgency is not in his lexicon
i'm going now
(the above utterance was highly charged
with hair curling expletives
which would make a wharfie blush)
either come now or stay
i'm outta here
we are both still alive
my nose has never let me down
drama proves useful on occasion
How horrifying, those wildfires. I hope this is not repeated. A friend just returned from somewhere in Australia where the heat was extreme. Stay safe!
ReplyDeleteI stay in Sydney for the summer now.Too many bush fires. I'm a tough old bird, but not even I can survive in a car without air con in the outback anymore especially with the increases in temperature. Yep...I'm a disgrace to the pioneers...gone the way of 'soft':)
DeleteYou can do only so much, and then you have to say, "That's enough!"
DeleteWhat a heart stopping experience. I'm glad you followed your nose.
ReplyDeleteThis was a terrifying poem...
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awful. Glad you got out in time - with or without him.
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to respect your nose and your gut.
I still remember Ash Wednesday in the Adelaide Hills.
ReplyDeleteCertainly living in Australia makes you sensible about bush fires (aka wild fires!). I have a friend too that has a property close to Adelaide as well as one just outside Alice Springs which is his warm winter retreat!
ReplyDeleteYes, thanks be for your good nose!
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for the aircon in my car too, nowadays.