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Total Fire Ban

Contributed by shanat on Saturday, 19th November 2011 @ 08:07:55 PM in AEST
Topic: Event

Morning victoria radio forcast for today
The barometer predicts a scorcher for today
So all prepare the bush to be on fire
Tensions rise, as the barometer gets higher and higher

Today is a day of total fire ban
Stand-by to pump water from the dam
Kids get an early knock-off from school
Around to a mates house for a swim in the pool
Sunscreen plus over 40 degrees
Beer on ice and smoke through the trees

Fire engines race to block off roads
Evacuating fauna, Kangaroo`s, Cockatoo`s and Toads
Stockman despirate to control their cattle
They gallop their horses without a saddle

Whips crack and chainsaw`s roaring
Diesel pumping, Timber falling
Hoses lying across in droves
Beat around the bush, Sweat dry as a bone

24 hours felt like days
As ash wednesday fire burnt away
A victoria cross for every man
On this day,
Of total fire ban.

Copyright © shanat ... [ 2011-11-19 20:07:55]
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Re: Total Fire Ban (User Rating: 1 )
by FlintHunter on Sunday, 20th November 2011 @ 03:11:14 PM AEST
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A fiercely descriptive poem. I live in New York City. Such fire-weather is foreign to this area. It really gave me an indelible picture of the rough terrain of Australia. I had no idea 'tis like that. What's to say? The earth, in the end, rules. Sometimes we are able to cope. Good poem. Scary. Sharp. Dry. --FH

Total Fire Ban

Contributed by shanat on Saturday, November 19 2011 @ 20:07:55 AEST
Topic: Events

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