Beauty in destruction
March 23rd, 2010
The fire comes leaping through the woods
Burning all of Nature’s goods.
It jumps and sways from side to side,
Using each tree for its scorching ride.
It sputters left and sputters right–
Killing life with greedy delight.
It plays with leaves and very tall pines,
Breaking in places, then it combines.
The trip is ended, the forest is gone.
It all started just before dawn.
So many were happy while they lived here;
Now, they’re all hiding in fear.
It only takes a single match..
~George E Thompson
speaking of destruction, we had a crazy ass storm in Perth a couple of days ago. the stained glass windows of your alma mater’s ‘Winthrop hall’ was damaged by these hail stones the size of golf balls. i haven’t seen anything like it after 9 years living here. mother nature is no so awesome
@guerrrilla
Yeah i saw photos of it!!! Jon sent me photos of the audi showrooms and care dealerships with loads of cars with broken windows. It just looks like someone came with a machine gun and went on a rampage.
flooding was pretty bad too right?
wow. i’ve yet to see photos of a car dealership after that storm. i shall go & “kay poh” later. hyuk! hyuk! but the mounts bay area was badly hit man. homes had to be evacuated because of the mudslide. yeaah floods too! in fact the library at UWA was flooded! its ankle deep with water still. there was a power outage where i live. it was only restored the morning after. had to live in candlelight all night. meant to be romantic, but it wasn’t
haHa!!…. hope your mate Jono’s car wasn’t damaged though.