and the rains came
and did not stop
and hit queensland and nsw
and caused devastation
and still more rain
and still not stopping
and the mozzies carrying
dengue fever and encephalits
are having a field day
and covid is still with us
and russian psycho boy
dreaming of restoring
the holy russian empire
is still with us too
and why does that
neon sign
keep flickering all the time
outside my window
Oh, so well said. So effective that apocalypse sign flickering.........yikes. I have been hearing about the flooding. Truly terrible. Our floods have stopped but soon the wildfires will come. And still nothing changes.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are okay in the floods. That sign says it all! Suzanne (wordpress blog) Mapping Uncertainty
ReplyDeleteI am in Eastern suburbs Sydney at the moment...so ok. I am worried about Rosemary. She lives in the Northern Rivers Murwillumbah and they are truly devastated up there.
DeleteThanks, Rall. You were right to worry, but fortunately I am too high up to get flooded and I have plenty of food for myself and my cat. As you know, many others were far from so lucky. For some days I have had no phone, no wifi, and only occasional patchy internet via mobile data. I could send and receive texts most of the time. I saw your message at my blog, much appreciated, but was unable to reply. Internet was restored tonight. Phones came back on earlier today, but are dropping out a lot. Anyway, have managed to ascertain that all my friends are OK – though some have very damaged homes, and some are in evacuation centres.
DeleteNeedless to say, I relate to your excellent poem (and its illustrations) very well!
Thanks for letting me know...How lucky is that being high up...Take care and keep well
DeleteThis big bad world of flood and frenzy is home now & we have to learn how to sing it, stay wild in it ... and keep our masks and rubbers on.
ReplyDeleteRubbers are condoms ...not quite sure if you meant this:)
DeleteWe desperately need balance as the environment produces too much rain in one place and no rain in another. The photo of soldiers seems unreal. Apocalyptic, indeed, if we remain sheep to authoritarians in the world.
ReplyDeleteRall, this is epic poetry ~~ the devastation of floods in NSW and Queensland to the utter destruction of Ukraine ...
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Nice juxtaposition.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog today
Much love
I can understand your concerns. News of the flooding in Australia only reached me via WordPress. Nothing on our news at all! It's only the beginning of the end of the world, I suppose...
ReplyDeleteThis made me shiver. I've been thinking about Rosemary (and now you), worrying about how the rain might affecting things. Rosemary lost power a few days ago. I hope things get back to our current normal soon.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't even let me get started about that greedy monster. Like COVID isn't enough. Sigh.
Glad to say my services are now restored. Hope it's permanent!
DeleteThat's great, Rosemary! I hope so too.
DeleteWe can't seem to turn it off...
ReplyDeleteSorry, the apocalypse is near.
ReplyDeleteJust kiddin' :)
there's really not much good stuff on the telly nowadays..
The flooding sounds horrible. But, I really like your poem and pictures., esp. the one of "psycho boy" and the flickering sign. Great commentary.
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