it’s a strange place
this alien isle
land of big skies
and endless red earth
this place of dreaming
of promise and hope
of black fellas
and white convict stock
this place of flowers
coloured larger than life
of kookaburras, koalas
and ‘roos
this place where the sand
is whiter than white
and the sharks rule
turquoise blue seas
this land of dust
and fragrant winds
where silvered light
blinds and burns
this place that keeps secrets
close to its breast
and where man is in thrall
to the land
Dec 27, 2010
Dec 27, 2010 at 5:42 PM UTC
it’s a strange place
this alien isle
land of big skies
and endless red earth
this place of dreaming
of promise and hope
of black fellas
and white convict stock
this place of flowers
coloured larger than life
of kookaburras, koalas
and ‘roos
this place where the sand
is whiter than white
and the sharks rule
turquoise blue seas
this land of dust
and fragrant winds
where silvered light
blinds and burns
this place that keeps secrets
close to its breast
and where man is in thrall
to the land
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