The Reaping

No trees: no rain.

Ten million men: they’re marvellous!

Fat, ridin’ on the gold sheep’s back:

Advancin’ with the Southern Cross

And mother England’s Union Jack:

         

“We’ll burn the flamin’ houses down!

We’ll turn ‘em into ploughin’ ground.”

 

 

Ten million men: they’re marvellous!

Dry-reachin’ for the season’s rain:

Grimacin’ at the Southern Cross

Through scorchin’ haze and dust drenched plains...

“We’ve burned the flamin’ houses down!

We’ve turned ‘em into ploughin’ ground.”

Author's Note

“As much land has been cleared in the last 50 years in Australia as was cleared in the previous 150 years.” And hey presto! Another drought has been pulled out of the hat...

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

And the fires are not helping
are our concerns too late

[charlie]

In northern China, bordering the Gobi Desert, there occurs what the locals call: "The Yellow Dragon" which is usurping the towns and cities, with its increasing sandstorms and erosion. To conquer this dragon, China has been installing a "green wall", which is essentially vast numbers of trees over many, many kilometres of land. The same initiative has since begun across a number of African countries, too - reinstating the "green wall"... These are promising enterprise, and offer some hope that our concerns may not be too late. Bhutan is also a leading light in this regard.