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Outback
by Katelyn Wood
Elimbah State School, Elimbah, Qld

In the bush, black as black could be
The smell of the fire that had been.
Dirt on the tips of your shoes
And the rest covered in mud. ..No food.

Animals trying to find a home for the needy
Trees still smoking
The environment growing back to itself
Rivers flowing without a drought.

Animals singing, birds eating
And I am sleeping in my tent.
I can hear birds singing.
And I can hear animals sleeping.

Bugs biting me
More like mozzies
Bumps and bites
All give me a fright, I thought it was a snake bite!

The snakes slither along the ground
And they are nowhere to be found
But you can hear the twigs breaking
And you don't have to look, because you're shaking.

Water rushing across your feet
Because you have smelly feet
Finally everything is alright
In the bush of delight.

Animals are finally happy
Rivers are flowing
Fish are jumping
And I am packing up to go home.

Highly Commended

The Storm
by Zoe Miller-Starr
Burpengary State School, Burpengary, Qld

Wind howls like a pack of wolves,
While trees play limbo under the grey sky.
Clouds start shedding tears
Which tap on children's windows.
Lightning shoots across the dark horizon,
As applauses of thunder follows closely behind.

Waves washing over the damp sand,
Turning the shore into a wet Sahara .
A wall of water tackles the rocks,
Leaving desperate fish flapping violently.

Fallen powerlines provide a mini fireworks display,
As the roaring sound of rain beats on the old barn roof,
Startling a group of sleeping animals.

A clear blue sky begins to emerge from behind a dark grey sky,
Silver lines from an awoken sun streaks through
A forest of cotton clouds.

Astonished faces peer curiously out,
From small surviving cottages,
A little town once filled with colour,
Gone before their eyes.