angusfk

A sunset in a southern land Red earth stains the sky The hot wind throws the old dead sand In lifeless pits of dry The desert there is one large stain Spanning side to side If you assume it's one terrain Survival is denied. There's Northern beaches, crystal blue Boxes with a sting The water's home to great whites too Step lightly, they're king The crushed remains of shells now gone Pure sand hugs the coast Bleached coral reef, all life withdrawn Silence for the ghost. This continent with beauty past Editing it out Flora, fauna - they'll be recast Man's here, there's no doubt. "Shut up, nature, out of the way!" It's their