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   Forest Fire
Flames in sunlight
Dart through the undergrowth
And reach skywards quickly changing
Green to grey and black.

When the crackle of burning trees
Has subsided all that is left are
Ash and charred stems smouldering.

All for the quick crop, for swift profit
And when the ground is depleted
Humans move to the next place
For them to weaken and degrade
Leaving behind the exhausted land.