In 2001 the fires came up to the back of our house at about 2 am in the morning - I stayed, the family had been evacuated. It was quite an experience standing in my backyard when the flames finally appeared coming up through the bush. Being threatened by fire just makes the reports that much more real, even though we lost nothing.
I felt the Victorian fires - our worst ever with loss of life topping a horrifying 200 average Aussies - warranted a new verse for Here One Moment.
It's here to mark the personal, tender, tearful, empty loss of what has happened.
If you download the song, please consider making a small donation to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
Blessings,
Colin
Song Download: http://www.colinbuchanan.com.au/a/140.html