I'd like to share this poem I wrote out of respect and appreciation for all our volunteer firefighters.
All the men and women who risk their lives and give tirelessly to protect our beautiful country Australia.
Australia is at war with bloody red flames
burning our land until charcoal remains
Volunteer Firefighters, our heroes of hope
Risk their lives through billowing smoke
Through the crackling intensity and dreadful smell
Their eyes are straining as they push through hell
Pausing momentarily and gazing around
Seeing wildlife perishing – ash to the ground
Thirsty and shocked animals whimper with pain
They know our fauna will never be the same
The fighters may grab their water to share
with a wounded koala in a state of despair
Shattered, the fighter stares up in vain
Willing the heavens to send down rain
Though weariness shows on each blackened face
They won’t allow fatigue to slow down their pace
Julie Annette King
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