Marilyn Humbert
Changes
January 2020 in Sydney. It’s smoky, unseasonably windy and hot with very little humidity. Some days crack 40C.
24 hour TV broadcasts
all that remains . . .
charred kangaroos
in a forest of stumps
koalas, burnt paws wrapped
Water restrictions are in force, our lawns browning off and garden plants withering except for the hardiest natives. I remember summers not so long ago with the click, click of our watering system humming in late afternoon and . . .
karaoke
under the sprinkler
magpies
on our front lawn
party on . . .
