Fire-(For Everyone That Has Lost Someone Or Something In A Fire)

• Xavier Cooper, Grade 7, Chatham High School
• Poetry
• 2017

Excellence Award in the 'Spread The Word 2017' competition

Fire, fire everywhere
Get to close and you will flare
Burning hot and flaming ash
WATCH OUT! There's another flash
Lightning strikes, another tree burns
Help! The wind has turned
ALL is fine then it strikes again
This time it hits the chicken pen
The fire brigade comes to put it out
When it's not working, they give a big pout
It is time to leave it is time to run
You have to leave now the job is done
Houses are falling and the grass is on fire
You better move quickly, it's moving the wire
Animals are dead and the forest is black
Please God don't make the fire come back