The sun shines
As I hang out the washing
To the tune of a warbling magpie
And the neighbours on the phone
“We’re fine
A couple of trees fell over
That’s all
Did you see the foam
At Alex Headland?”
That’s it!
For our part of Qld
Withstood the storm
The rest we watch on TV
The dramatic rescues
As flood water’s rise
Bridges destroyed
Roads in demise
People despair
As they lose it all
For the second or third time
In two years
And brown rushing water
Everywhere
I think I have storm remorse
Why was I spared?
When other’s lives are destroyed
A couple of trees
Are all that we lost
As the winds roared and ripped
And the backyard became a big swimming pool
For ducks
The water did not reach the roof
Our house was not submerged
We did not wait in fear
As the river slowly swelled
Relentlessly forging
A new path
Wherever
So helplessly I watch
Put money in the tin
Try to avoid potholes
And feel
An outsider
Once more
Copyright Jan 2013
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