This poem was forwarded to me today by a friend, we don't know the name of the author however. As with everything else involved with this tragedy - it is very moving.
"Black is all I see"
Where green and gold once cloaked the land
Where eucalypt and pine did stand
Where man did live and lay his hand
"Now black is all I see"
Where horses grazed and cattle drank
Where grasses lined the river bank
Where stood a house and water tank
"Now black is all I see"
There was a town with store and hall
Which proudly stood 'neath ridges tall
Now nothing moves or lives at all
"And black is all I see"
There stood a home and there another
Where lived a daughter, father, mother
A sister, cousin, neice or brother
"Now black is all I see"
Our nation grieves and holds them tight
Throughout the darkness of the night
Till daybreak brings an ashy light
"And black is all I see"
"Poor fella, my country"
N.D. 11 FEB. 2009
