Recipe: do nothing

Fires burning in the east coast of Australia
Fires burning near Canberra

World burns, chokes, suffers;
that’s climate change in action,
at our inaction.

Note to humans

Exit sign at The Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne — Exit sign at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne

Please leave silently;
let the remains rest in peace,
recover pieces.

Thanksgiving

Street art in Canberra, commemorating volunteer firefighters

Wilder than bushfire
spreading across the nation,
heartfelt gratitude.

Step up

Samba band player at a bushfire fundraiser event, Canberra

Laugh, dance, be silly,
for expression is freedom
and music, an aide.

Useless

Fitzeroy Gardens, Melbourne

In times of crisis,
reflecting humans’ lifestyle
flowers bow their heads.
As we pull, uproot their soul,
they pity us, a lost cause.