Picture Perfect

I fondle the brush strokes of a brown afternoon, inviting me along, to the land of down under. I will take a small journey, under gunmetal skies, through country as rough as the crackled veneer. On the trail of the outback, while the afternoon sighs, there are three saddled horses, two men, and their packs. Roustabouts are riding, with the sun at their backs. A pall of white petals drift over their heads, from a rift in the cottonwoods, that frame the river’s bed. I will drink in illusion, as the horses refresh, as they prance through deep waters, on that calm, summer's day. I am thirsty, and eager, to reach out and touch, and to ride in the outback, beneath silver skies, on the one extra horse, that lingers nearby... ________________________________________________________________ Based on the Painting "A Lil' Bit of Aus..." _________________________________________________