Scarred and Blackened
A wilderness fire caused by lightening10 total reviews
Comment from JudyE
Everything you say here is true. Western Australia has had some big bushfires too. They seem to generate so much heat and wind now that it is almost impossible to fight them.
reply by the author on 30-Apr-2019
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Everything you say here is true. Western Australia has had some big bushfires too. They seem to generate so much heat and wind now that it is almost impossible to fight them.
Comment Written 30-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 30-Apr-2019
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Thanks Judy, yes it has become a worry because every summer is longer, hotter and drier and you are right in most cases it impossible to fight them, thanks heavens for the water bombers. Cheers, Kev.
Comment from Tootsie55
Well done I had you fanned so we must have met before. Loved the poem and the picture so descriptive. Planning getting an Aussie Group going in here not sure if Tom will agree. Check out our Trips book. Nearly finished.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Well done I had you fanned so we must have met before. Loved the poem and the picture so descriptive. Planning getting an Aussie Group going in here not sure if Tom will agree. Check out our Trips book. Nearly finished.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Hi, thanks Tootsie for your comments and review,. cheers kev
Comment from Liberty Justice
SIX STARS 6*****WHAT an eloquent literary well written poem using vivid descriptions and metaphors telling about how wildfires start and burn causing wild destruction. Seems there would be some preventive measures to dry woods. Read review mine, also. lolol liberty justice
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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SIX STARS 6*****WHAT an eloquent literary well written poem using vivid descriptions and metaphors telling about how wildfires start and burn causing wild destruction. Seems there would be some preventive measures to dry woods. Read review mine, also. lolol liberty justice
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thanks-you for your review and comments, much appreciated. Yes I will certainly stop by and read your work.
Cheers and have a great day.
Kev
Comment from djeckert
this is a great call to alarm and educational write. very informative I like your notes as well. when you wrote "Governments are supposed to be the caretakers of world heritage areas but fail to take on board fuel load reduction burns"... right on!! this expression " fuel load reduction burns" is that referring to controlled burns? Right on and write on. Blessings, I'd love to hear back if my question is correct.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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this is a great call to alarm and educational write. very informative I like your notes as well. when you wrote "Governments are supposed to be the caretakers of world heritage areas but fail to take on board fuel load reduction burns"... right on!! this expression " fuel load reduction burns" is that referring to controlled burns? Right on and write on. Blessings, I'd love to hear back if my question is correct.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Hi, thanks for stopping by and having a gig at my poem, much appreciated. Yes, you are right the description refers to reduction burns, similar to control burns, both have the same purpose, to reduce the fuel load on the ground.
Thanks again.
Cheers.
Kev
Comment from 24chas
This was a very interesting piece, Way2gokevs. It was very informative and unique in its subject matter. Educational and a pleasure to read. Nice job of writing.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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This was a very interesting piece, Way2gokevs. It was very informative and unique in its subject matter. Educational and a pleasure to read. Nice job of writing.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thank-you for your review and kind comments.
Have a great day, cheers, Kev
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Your poem has rich descriptions throughout and I had a sense of fear with words like 'unleashed' and 'massive beast.' Such terror when fire can ignite like this, I have never been to Tasmania and I enjoyed the insight here, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Your poem has rich descriptions throughout and I had a sense of fear with words like 'unleashed' and 'massive beast.' Such terror when fire can ignite like this, I have never been to Tasmania and I enjoyed the insight here, love Dolly x
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thanks Dolly for your comments and review. Yes Tasmania, is the jewel in the crown of Australia.
Cheers, Kev
Comment from Ms. Snyder
This poem was magnificent and I wish I had a 6 to give to you. I, unfortunately, read this before 6s have been replenished, so I will have to give you my VIRTUAL six for the content, the structure, and the overall message that you built in a very intricate way with the words of your story. I really didn't need your author notes for further explanation as it was all there. I thank you for writing something so poetic and so sincere about an area of your country. I realize that we are failing in the area of nature more times than not! I know my generation is completely asleep at the wheel, but hopefully, my son's generation will be better suited to find solutions and turn this climate issue and help nature recover. I pray that they do! Blessings and Cheers, Fonda
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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This poem was magnificent and I wish I had a 6 to give to you. I, unfortunately, read this before 6s have been replenished, so I will have to give you my VIRTUAL six for the content, the structure, and the overall message that you built in a very intricate way with the words of your story. I really didn't need your author notes for further explanation as it was all there. I thank you for writing something so poetic and so sincere about an area of your country. I realize that we are failing in the area of nature more times than not! I know my generation is completely asleep at the wheel, but hopefully, my son's generation will be better suited to find solutions and turn this climate issue and help nature recover. I pray that they do! Blessings and Cheers, Fonda
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thank-you for reviewing my poem, your comments are most appreciated and yes, sadly we will be leaving a mess for the younger generation and in most cases will be unfixable.
Thanks again, cheers.
Kev
Comment from C. Gale Burnett
I think this is exceptional! Between your poem and your author notes, I learned so much about Tasmania's South West, Pencil Pine, World Heritage, hunter gatherers, protectors and more.
So very sad about the 100,000 acres being destroyed by lightening fire.
Very good last stanza, neatly wrapping up the poem.
Very good rhyme ... that would have been difficult for me to do because of all the factual information, but you amazingly pulled it off :)
I really enjoyed this!!!
Gale
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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I think this is exceptional! Between your poem and your author notes, I learned so much about Tasmania's South West, Pencil Pine, World Heritage, hunter gatherers, protectors and more.
So very sad about the 100,000 acres being destroyed by lightening fire.
Very good last stanza, neatly wrapping up the poem.
Very good rhyme ... that would have been difficult for me to do because of all the factual information, but you amazingly pulled it off :)
I really enjoyed this!!!
Gale
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thanks Gale, your informative review is much appreciated, Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers.
Kev
Comment from HealingMuse
Hi Way,
Oh, this is so sad. asucg diverse life forms, no doubt killed. If modern humans would but learn to work in concert with Nature, we would not have such tragedies. But that would require a modicum of respectfulness, often of indigenous ways and you know that goes...
Thank you for sharing your work.
Jan
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Hi Way,
Oh, this is so sad. asucg diverse life forms, no doubt killed. If modern humans would but learn to work in concert with Nature, we would not have such tragedies. But that would require a modicum of respectfulness, often of indigenous ways and you know that goes...
Thank you for sharing your work.
Jan
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thanks Jan for your review, much obliged. cheers Kev
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You are most welcome, Kev. My pleasure. Jan
Comment from Howard Osborne
I am poorly qualified to recognise the outer fringes of poetry structures, but this has a mixture of rhyming structure in parts, others not. Was your 'lightening' spelling deliberate?
I did enjoy this. It got through both the natural and man-made dimensions of the event
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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I am poorly qualified to recognise the outer fringes of poetry structures, but this has a mixture of rhyming structure in parts, others not. Was your 'lightening' spelling deliberate?
I did enjoy this. It got through both the natural and man-made dimensions of the event
Comment Written 09-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2019
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Thanks Howard and I have corrected spelling mistake as for the poetry structure I don't think about it, I just put down what is in my head. Have a nice day. Cheers, Kev