Outback Views

Be sparse like the saltbush plains of the outback, short on adjectives, mostly verb and noun. Let the sun scorch shadows into the sand, hollow out some shade where a little life can hide from the heat. Celebrate the light, its clear passage through the air, hard as the sharpened edge of a steel blade. See how it cracks the land, opens wounds where the inland snake hides and brews its venom in perfect silence. At night feel a cold descend from a sky emblazoned with stars set in the icy distances of space. Endure a solitude that drains the soul as it leaks out towards horizons of absolute nothingness, here, come face to face with yourself. Note. The Australian outback is largely a dry and unpopulated area covering around 70% of the total land mass of the country. By comparison, this arid region equates to a little over 50% of the area of the United States, ( excluding Alaska ).