Fires are still burning
As the stories hit the news
Neighbors helping one another
Along with the fire crews
The fires were so frightful
No one was left exempt
All will work together
With a rebuilding attempt
I pray for all who lost
Their treasures, and their toys
I pray for those we'll see no more
Men, women, girls and boys.
I pray all will meet the challenge
The bushfires have thrown down
That the joy of living life
Will fill each country town
May the Fireies go back home
Content they did their best
And may Mother Nature show
Some mercy to the rest.
A contest entry
- BushFire Heros by Antipodi.
750 points, ended February 27, 2009, 11 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Wonderful
I have Rellies in Geelong, so was worried. this is nicely put together.
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Another fire season is coming to an end now, very tragic for those directly affected and heartbreaking for those of us who can only watch from a distance. I am surprised how many in the country have relatives or friends in the fire areas. Thank you for your comments, my friend.
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this is very heart touching, i can not imagine what it is like for you fellow people going through this right now but my heart goes out to all of you. x
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The fires are still burning as of this morning, but the danger is less now as containment lines and back burning have most fires controlled. The cleaning up and rebuilding has already started. I appreciate your reading and commenting, thank you.
Bob
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Excellent piece of work, Bob. You tell such amazing stories of life as it unfolds. So sad the fireman from Canberra died helping out in these times. Such a tragedy for all. I can't say I have met anyone that can do it as well as you can and have people feeling the affects. I wish you the very best in the contest.
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Many thanks for your comments and thoughts. This series on the fires and floods was written from the heart with a smidgen of experience from my past.
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Bob, all your poems on the bushfires have been excellent and this one is no exception.
It touches deeply and is so inspiring.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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I of course have seen the news of the horrible brush fires. Here in the USA where I live (Arizona) we get a lot of summer fires but I don't know of any as devastating as what has happened in Australia.
It's almost beyond imagination, the atrocities comitted by man, leaving behind death and destruction. I've heard there's no death penalty in Australia but perhaps an exception can be made for this. Burning at the stake might be appropriate?
Your poem is very compassionatly written, bringing forth the emotions of pain and hope.
Good luck in the contest
Dee
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Thank you Dee. You understand fires. We are prone to them because of the extremes of temperatures in summer. However, the likes of these current tragic fires is not so common. From past records the circumstances leading up to these horrific fires occurs about every 30 years or so. Just time enough for memory to dim or new people come to the areas most at risk. I appreciate your comments very much.
There is always hope, it is part of the human psyche.
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Good work sir. God bless those touched by these acts.
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I think many will feel blessed already. tragedy sometimes adds strength the the human resolve to rebuild from the ashes.
Many thanks for your kind comments.
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Brilliant ! !
Well done Bob. I really enjoyed your poem. You have captured the true reality of this terrible tragedy. Good luck in this contest
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A tragic event not yet finished, but the spirit of the survivors will rebuild all that was lost, including the inherent beauty of those burnt out places and the friendliness of all who live there. A great many thanks Julie.
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You pulled the rhyming off very effortlessly. I enjoyed reading this. :-)
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a great dedictation poem good luck in the contest
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thank you, my friend.
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heartfelt piece mate.. they were and are a tragic scene.. 200 dead, and still scumbags are lighting more fires, crazy...
cheers
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The size of the tragedy is mind blowing. Like you, I wonder what makes scumbgs light more fires. Many thanks, my friend.
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So be it
Yes Bob such a sad event. Mother nature and man combining to bring such horros upon those poor souls. Bless you my friend. Great write.
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truly sad Bob. as you say, mother nature and man combining to bring such tragedy.
Appreciate your commenting, my friend.
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