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Scorched earth
and sawdust fields
Life torn away
May hope find safe passage
with everything laid bare
Chlorophyll leaves a mere memory
As dreams become ambushed
by drought's brutality
The resilience of the human spirit
announces its arrival
A presence so fragile
yet strong enough
to carry the burdens of the human heart
wounded by the helplessness of it all
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Author Notes
As Australia is entering what may be a brutal summer, my thoughts and prayers are extended to all of our farmers and their families and livestock.
In writing this poem, I cast my mind back to when my time growing up on a sheep station in rural Australia.
Thank you to Freelo59 for the image
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