If winter is now to be spring
here’s the thing
summer is going to be scorching and long
the sun will beat down dangerous and strong
more intense fires will more frequently burn
for longer in more places each in their turn
as the driest droughts on earth each year
will become hot enough to boil our tears

2026 has seen Melbourne and Sydney’s hottest winters on record. This is no surprise because we all witnessed signs of Spring beginning in July. 

Individually we feel powerless. Locally we are powerless. Nationally we continue to vote based on personal short term needs. Globally we hopelessly observe desperate hand wringing and inconsequential action with resignation.