Like a tornado it appears suddenly, out of nowhere it attacks,
Burning heat that rages on a path of destruction without remorse.
Visible fire, a monster that with its touch can make life disappear,
With the help of natural wind this creation man made or not builds strength.
It consumes without fear, tireless, always hungry as it makes its way anywhere,
Smoke fills the sky, dark, thick, smoke travels upward into the atmosphere.
The birds fly, watch as the animals run with great fear through the hills of flame,
Survival is the only game being played today, the losers will forever go away.
Fire storm, Destroys does it a piece of our beautiful world with every attack,
Sometimes forever gone, healing of the land takes so long, scars are never gone.
Keith Garrett
Close to home here, Keith, thank you.
Captured the reality so well, with summer a few months away I’m hoping this will not be the reality down under as its been a very dry winter. Great poem 🙂