Black Saturday
February 12th, 2009 at 12:32pm |
What was green is now black,
once teeming with life –
now silent.
Still.
Sad.
The firestorm that swept by-
angry, ferocious, hungry-
took but moments.
Indiscriminate.
Random.
The destruction is inexplicable,
twisted metal hides burnt wood.
Blackened remnants of what was.
Inanimate.
Buried.
My heart weeps for those who perished.
Men, woman and children.
Lives lost too early.
Needless.
Senseless.
But from the ashes, hope arises.
Photos spared, keepsakes intact.
Wildlife emerges from the rubble.
Survivors.
Miracles.
Against the […]
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