Young Nick

(A place to die) Memories deal in wounds and everlasting pain Young Nick rambled and gambled in Vicky’s reign Fell amongst the unlawful in Fremantle jail Guilty of thieving, execution without bail. Alas not the majestic oak or birch nor beech Those with limbs stout and true this equation in breech Chose not the sycamore ample with summer leaf But the legendary black stump “Ningaloo Reef.” This is a story about a place to die, Nick an indigenous Australian chose to die near the love of his life an indigenous tree stump. all the other alternatives were introduced species from the old country. © Harry J Horsman 2010