‘Where is the rain?’
Birds say to the sky
‘You seem to have abandoned us.
In dry skies we often fly’
'Where are our trees?’
Koalas have been brought to the ground
For the precious ones still remaining
Only very rare habitat can be found
‘Where are our food and waterholes?’
The animals search burnt turf
Kangaroos and wallabies bounce near and far
Every critter trying to quench their thirst
‘We haven’t much room to swim in’
The platypus says to the fish
We really want to go on living
Australian wildlife’s greatest wish
Sandie
The trouble is, drought and fires of this magnitude may continue for a very long time into the future even with drastic measures taken to stop fossil fuel emissions today.
Ron