A Crisis After Crisis

• Lisara Seneviratne, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2020

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
The flames burn hard leaving nothing but dead land
All the hectares of fresh, lush land had burned away
When will these fires fade out, let’s just hope someday
Pitter-patter! Gush! Pitter-patter!
The water slowly rises to a point I’ve never seen before
I look out of my mystified window and I see the everlasting rain
But the precious and valuable water trickles right down the drain
Cough! Cough! Cough!
It started in China and grabbed the entire world
We walk around with COVID -19 causing it to spread
Next thing we know it a whopping 211,537 people are dead
The tragic bushfires took us all out and left us all in pain
The floods washed the healthy crops and left the farmers, in vain
The virus affected us all and put us away from our friends
From bushfires to floods to COVID -19 when will it all really end