Will you accept this different format? "Waiting for the big wet".?

Question

Five years the drought has lasted now,

two thousand sheep and as many a cow

are as bones scattered about the red dust.

If it don’t rain soon, strewth, I’ll go flamin’

bust.

Sunk a dozen or more bores but no water

yet. My dams are near dry waiting for the

big wet.Two of my youngest aint never seen

any rain, we show them pictures of big wets

again and again.

Wer'e at the back O' beyond; six hundred

miles from the coast. It's been seven years,

since we could honestly boast that our

spread could send a thousand cattle all

well bred, way over to Muckadilla where

runs the nearest railhead.

My oath if it don’t rain soon I’m flamein’ givin'

it back to Him, and heading for the coast.

Strewth He wouldn't want a spread that’s all

but done in. A century and a half my family

have battled with this land, now what have I

to leave my kids, a useless fifty thousand

acres of blasted red sand.

Answer 1

It's wonderful that you are a writer and may as well be a rancher. That would mean you are busy both when it's wet and when it's dry. Most people look for the sun after the rain, but the poet here is looking for the rain after the sun. I've learned from other poets to wait to pour out sympathy. It's possibly this is one of your methods of writing. I enjoyed the uniqueness of thought.EDIT. Reconsidering your question, I bet you are not a rancher at all. I like the format. lol.

Answer 2

Fifty thousand acres! wow! and all dry, yet sounds like a sea

of red sand. A very interesting read, yet tragic sad of yearly

struggle, ranchers/ farmers share, dependence on natures

moods, is there survival no matter where.

Blessings.

Answer 3

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi ! Bonza turn mate!

Henry L et al would be proud of ya cobber! Well done!

Answer 4

When next the red sands blow again

my sail will be set, and I will be gone

no more to cuss and fight this land

God created and God can have it back!

A nice read, the wording is especially interesting to pronounce.  Hopefully the big wet is soon!  Maybe there is oil?

Answer 5

The poets here love story/dialogue poems. We have posted many, like this, in the vernacular.  Your poem graphically illustrates the farmer's/cattle owner's dilemma in times of drought. (The longer line can easily be divided in an edit). Your work is always a pleasure to read.