Forest On Fire

The dense smoke billowing throughout the morning air Flames jumped from tree top to tree top putting us in deep despair With each step, our breathing becomes more laboured The intense heat that envelopes us is surely not doing us any favors To make matters worse a strong wind is now fanning the flames Branches on fire escape from their trunks now litter the terrain Just to add to our plight the noise that the blaze creates is so deafening to endure Time to find our way to safety is running out, that we can say for sure Just when all hope would appear to be lost, a voice can be heard Off to our right, a firefighter appears ensuring us a safe return To the brave people who rescued us today, thanks are hardly enough To all first responders, I salute you for being in harm's way to protect us