Strange light of summer sun <br />hanging like orb of copper <br />suspended in soft gauze <br /> <br />Strange smell of summer smoke <br />oppressive like winter fog <br />but much too hot <br /> <br />Strange sound of summer birds <br />with the soft pedal on <br />subdued, surreal <br /> <br />Bushfires far away seem much too close <br />and yet the light is beautiful <br />almost transcendental...<br /><br />Alison Cassidy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/global-warming-4/
