NULLARBOR

As darkness falls above the eastern skies,
with dawning shadows ending heartache’s woes.
Along the path wherein my future lies
behind the setting sun a light yet glows.
The barren earth divides a vast expanse
as shadows cast by dawn are left behind.
The glow of light in contrast to enhance
the darkness of my perished love unkind.
The sun sets over deserts reddish hues,
beyond the treeless plain in hope I prance
with new direction my belief renews.
To west i head without a backward glance.

What lays ahead beyond the Nullarbor,
a dream of good to feel alive once more.


23rd August, 2016
T.J Gren

Copyright © Teppo Gren | Year Posted 2016

For those who are not familiar with the Australian outback, the Nullarbor Plain is a stretch of semi-arid land between the Great Victoria Desert and the Great Australian Bight. It’s an almost treeless plain of over a thousand kilometers between the states of South Australia and Western Australia. I had the pleasure of crossing the Nullarbor (on my own) back in October 1981 driving across to Perth in Western Australia to seek a new direction for my life. I stayed overnight at the Nullarbor Roadhouse watching the beautiful, red sunset over the dry treeless desert.

Another attempt at using Iambic Pentameter - feedback welcome.
ANOTHER SUPERB SONNET BY MY GOOD FRIEND TEPPO.--Tyr