Maidenhair Spleenwortt

As trees sway in the wind

And as birds chirp above me

Falling into the bushes

And as the leaves glow in the sunshine

the stems grow high.

Fire-lit trees

The smell of smoke

Spreading around the plant

All you can see is fire

Everywhere.

Cut-down trees

Ripped-out plants

Like someone was doing a brutal murder

Dirt thrown in the air like blood.

Waves crash into rivers

Spreading huge tidal waves down the river

Sending waves into paddocks

And crashing into houses.

This can happen.