Where the outback meets the ocean
The blue line prominent on a crisp spring day
White sand rushes to meet the sea
As it curves in an arc away from the shore

Seaweed lingers on the foreshore whilst
play equipment swings lazily alone in the sun
Norfolk Island palms towering over the lawns
as dolphins pop up to say hello in the marina.

Leaving town and the greenery quickly fades
Saltbush and straggly trees adorn the landscape
A huge pipeline runs parallel to the road
Gushing forth water to keep the town alive

The steel monsters spew out steam
And noisy machinery breaks the silence
A highway leading to wherever you want to go
.........and you always return

It's in the blood this ragged old town
Like a magnet drawing us back time and time again
and like the steel monsters
We will one day cease to be

One less visitor to the town where the outback meets the sea