This heat evokes strong urge to swim:
What a temptation! We jump in
To cool off in the ocean brine;
Though this could be for the last time!
Today - horrific prime time news!
Top item getting massive views
At Manly Beach disaster strikes
In murky waters three shark bites!
Devoted lifeguards who are trained
See life-changing wounds sustained
By souls who are still unaware
That they the sea with sharks may share!
For Sydneysiders a sad day
Incautious swimmers - juicy prey
To hungry predators who roam
Just out of sight, lost in the foam…
Drones on shark watch scan the waves
In place: red flags
and barricades
But human nature is perverse:
So, risk-takers come off worse …
(c) Poet in the woods 2026
News flash 20.1.2026 - 4th Shark attack in Sydney!
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