The Dragon

• Georgia Cronin, Grade 6, Burrawang Public School
• Poetry
• 2015

Excellence Award in the 'The Write Track 2015' competition

Every summer it happens,
sometimes even in spring.
The 'Dragon' comes out to play.
Wreaking havoc through the bush.

Homes are lost.
Lives are lost.
Livestock and pets are lost.
The world is being brought down around us.

Towns are destroyed.
Communities shattered.
Lives are shattered.
No amount of money will bring back the homes they loved so much.

That frightful gust of wind helped it to take hold.
But oh, how brave those knights battled to save the houses, towns and farms from the dragons clutch.