About the Land
by Paul Hall, 20th of March, 1986, Tenant Creek, Australia.
A soft mesh of tanned and earthen-green
covers with a hushed affection and love
the red rich dust and rock.
The sun would deal a deadly stroke for men
not meant to travel
it's paths by day
Above, the sky of heated blue weeps not for city man.
The Iron-rich rock sings at the feet
as one goes passing by.
And yet, beside this red-earth road,
a scar in it's tanned-green skin,
leading from some mine beyond,
no one will come to affect themselves
with this enriching sight.
red rough rock
Copyright (C) 1987 by Paul A. L. Hall. All rights reserved.
Ozzie's iron-ore sand