Remote
Red sand
dunes
Carpet of spinifex
Gidgi trees
A roo
Two
One alert the other basks
in sunny sand
Drought
No grass or insects
tiny birds or large
Emu grazing
Stocky jerky-headed goats
white tails pointing skywards
Miles of this
Car comfort
cool
A lurch
A thud
Careering
Rolling wheel
away
Spell broken
Axle broken
Remote
Outback
Lucky he’s a farming man
Resourceful
Tool prepared
Lying under Rover
Careful
watch that jack
Lifeless phones
A wilderness from help
Precision hours repairing
Job at last is finished
Too late now to move
Roll out the swags
Dusk has turned to darkness
Stars like scattered mica
Cold falls down
around my face and shoulders
Silence of the night
is stronger than the day’s
Profounder
The hush arresting
stroking those who love it
fear it
Outback silence is a sound
that makes my heart beat faster