The Australian Outback though it be known,
For vast red sand dunes and blue grey gumtrees...
Can near be a place of horror stories once the weather is warm,
Rather than the place tourists enjoy in wintertime's ease...
For many a heatwave that shan’t ease at night,
’Tis only eased slightly by the erratic wild storms delight,
Whilst reptiles move into houses that are kept cooler,
and the spiders appear where you least expect them...
Creating the perfect place for real life nightmares to stem!
The wildlife ~ though cute ~ lines the roads all the more,
For the slightest of moisture dusk through dawn has in store,
Destroying both themselves and one’s car should they happen to startle,
Creating yet another not so delightful debacle...
For to drive in the day though the blistering heat,
As the bitumen melts is equally unsweet..
The Car’s hot enough to burn you when touched,
And if the air conditioner goes - pray you survive,
The heat inside is worse to endure and make it alive!
Thus is an element of the woes of the Outback in summertime,
When thoughts of cold beers and water styled fun,
Feature in thoughts this third of the year for most whom dwell,
Knowing despite the blistering mayhem ‘tis a place truly second to none!
The Poetic Life 2.0 